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docs: Fix signature of fs.readFile to include encoding#558
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Default character encoding is null, encoding must be specified or it returns the raw buffer. https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_fs_readfile_path_options_callback
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Documentation states that the default encoding is utf8, but the default character encoding is null. If the example code is run, it returns the raw buffer.
https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_fs_readfile_path_options_callback