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Expand Up @@ -642,6 +642,10 @@ callback, and have some fallback logic if it is null.

## fs.exists(path, callback)

`fs.exists()` is **deprecated**. For supported alternatives please check out
[`fs.stat`](fs.html#fs_fs_stat_path_callback) or
[`fs.access`](fs.html#fs_fs_access_path_mode_callback).

Test whether or not the given path exists by checking with the file system.
Then call the `callback` argument with either true or false. Example:

Expand All @@ -657,13 +661,15 @@ that leaves you vulnerable to race conditions: another process may remove the
file between the calls to `fs.exists()` and `fs.open()`. Just open the file
and handle the error when it's not there.

`fs.exists()` is **deprecated**.


## fs.existsSync(path)

Synchronous version of `fs.exists`.
Synchronous version of [`fs.exists`](fs.html#fs_fs_exists_path_callback).

`fs.existsSync()` is **deprecated**.
`fs.existsSync()` is **deprecated**. For supported alternatives please check
out [`fs.statSync`](fs.html#fs_fs_statsync_path) or
[`fs.accessSync`](fs.html#fs_fs_accesssync_path_mode).

## fs.access(path[, mode], callback)

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