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function access

Usage in Deno

```typescript import { access } from "node:node__fs.d.ts"; ```
access(
path: PathLike,
mode: number | undefined,
callback: NoParamCallback,
): void
Tests a user's permissions for the file or directory specified by `path`. The `mode` argument is an optional integer that specifies the accessibility checks to be performed. `mode` should be either the value `fs.constants.F_OK` or a mask consisting of the bitwise OR of any of `fs.constants.R_OK`, `fs.constants.W_OK`, and `fs.constants.X_OK` (e.g.`fs.constants.W_OK | fs.constants.R_OK`). Check `File access constants` for possible values of `mode`. The final argument, `callback`, is a callback function that is invoked with a possible error argument. If any of the accessibility checks fail, the error argument will be an `Error` object. The following examples check if `package.json` exists, and if it is readable or writable. ```js import { access, constants } from 'node:fs'; const file = 'package.json'; // Check if the file exists in the current directory. access(file, constants.F_OK, (err) => { console.log(`${file} ${err ? 'does not exist' : 'exists'}`); }); // Check if the file is readable. access(file, constants.R_OK, (err) => { console.log(`${file} ${err ? 'is not readable' : 'is readable'}`); }); // Check if the file is writable. access(file, constants.W_OK, (err) => { console.log(`${file} ${err ? 'is not writable' : 'is writable'}`); }); // Check if the file is readable and writable. access(file, constants.R_OK | constants.W_OK, (err) => { console.log(`${file} ${err ? 'is not' : 'is'} readable and writable`); }); ``` Do not use `fs.access()` to check for the accessibility of a file before calling `fs.open()`, `fs.readFile()`, or `fs.writeFile()`. Doing so introduces a race condition, since other processes may change the file's state between the two calls. Instead, user code should open/read/write the file directly and handle the error raised if the file is not accessible. **write (NOT RECOMMENDED)** ```js import { access, open, close } from 'node:fs'; access('myfile', (err) => { if (!err) { console.error('myfile already exists'); return; } open('myfile', 'wx', (err, fd) => { if (err) throw err; try { writeMyData(fd); } finally { close(fd, (err) => { if (err) throw err; }); } }); }); ``` **write (RECOMMENDED)** ```js import { open, close } from 'node:fs'; open('myfile', 'wx', (err, fd) => { if (err) { if (err.code === 'EEXIST') { console.error('myfile already exists'); return; } throw err; } try { writeMyData(fd); } finally { close(fd, (err) => { if (err) throw err; }); } }); ``` **read (NOT RECOMMENDED)** ```js import { access, open, close } from 'node:fs'; access('myfile', (err) => { if (err) { if (err.code === 'ENOENT') { console.error('myfile does not exist'); return; } throw err; } open('myfile', 'r', (err, fd) => { if (err) throw err; try { readMyData(fd); } finally { close(fd, (err) => { if (err) throw err; }); } }); }); ``` **read (RECOMMENDED)** ```js import { open, close } from 'node:fs'; open('myfile', 'r', (err, fd) => { if (err) { if (err.code === 'ENOENT') { console.error('myfile does not exist'); return; } throw err; } try { readMyData(fd); } finally { close(fd, (err) => { if (err) throw err; }); } }); ``` The "not recommended" examples above check for accessibility and then use the file; the "recommended" examples are better because they use the file directly and handle the error, if any. In general, check for the accessibility of a file only if the file will not be used directly, for example when its accessibility is a signal from another process. On Windows, access-control policies (ACLs) on a directory may limit access to a file or directory. The `fs.access()` function, however, does not check the ACL and therefore may report that a path is accessible even if the ACL restricts the user from reading or writing to it.

Parameters

path: PathLike
optional
mode: number | undefined = fs.constants.F_OK
callback: NoParamCallback

Return Type

void
access(
path: PathLike,
callback: NoParamCallback,
): void
Asynchronously tests a user's permissions for the file specified by path.

Parameters

path: PathLike
A path to a file or directory. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
callback: NoParamCallback

Return Type

void