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62 lines
837 B
Markdown
# read-chunk [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/read-chunk)
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> Read a chunk from a file
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Because the built-in way is too much boilerplate.
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## Install
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```sh
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$ npm install --save read-chunk
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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var readChunk = require('read-chunk');
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// foo.txt => hello
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readChunk.sync('foo.txt', 1, 3);
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//=> ell
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```
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## API
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### readChunk(filepath, position, length, callback)
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#### filepath
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Type: `string`
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#### position
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Type: `number`
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Position to start reading.
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#### length
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Type: `number`
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Number of bytes to read.
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#### callback(error, buffer)
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Type: `function`
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### readChunk.sync(filepath, start, length)
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Same arguments as `readChunk` except the callback.
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Returns a buffer.
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## License
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MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com)
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