@@ -2554,14 +2554,18 @@ fs.readFile('<directory>', (err, data) => {
25542554});
25552555```
25562556
2557- Any specified file descriptor has to support reading.
2558-
2559- If a file descriptor is specified as the ` path ` , it will not be closed
2560- automatically.
2561-
25622557The ` fs.readFile() ` function buffers the entire file. To minimize memory costs,
25632558when possible prefer streaming via ` fs.createReadStream() ` .
25642559
2560+ ### File Descriptors
2561+ 1 . Any specified file descriptor has to support reading.
2562+ 2 . If a file descriptor is specified as the ` path ` , it will not be closed
2563+ automatically.
2564+ 3 . The reading will begin at the current position. For example, if the file
2565+ already had ` 'Hello World ` ' and six bytes are read with the file descriptor,
2566+ the call to ` fs.readFile() ` with the same file descriptor, would give
2567+ ` 'World' ` , rather than ` 'Hello World' ` .
2568+
25652569## fs.readFileSync(path[ , options] )
25662570<!-- YAML
25672571added: v0.1.8
@@ -3547,14 +3551,19 @@ If `options` is a string, then it specifies the encoding:
35473551fs .writeFile (' message.txt' , ' Hello Node.js' , ' utf8' , callback);
35483552```
35493553
3550- Any specified file descriptor has to support writing.
3551-
35523554It is unsafe to use ` fs.writeFile() ` multiple times on the same file without
35533555waiting for the callback. For this scenario, [ ` fs.createWriteStream() ` ] [ ] is
35543556recommended.
35553557
3556- If a file descriptor is specified as the ` file ` , it will not be closed
3558+ ### File Descriptors
3559+ 1 . Any specified file descriptor has to support writing.
3560+ 2 . If a file descriptor is specified as the ` file ` , it will not be closed
35573561automatically.
3562+ 3 . The writing will begin at the beginning of the file. For example, if the
3563+ file already had ` 'Hello World' ` and the newly written content is ` 'Aloha' ` ,
3564+ then the contents of the file would be ` 'Aloha World' ` , rather than just
3565+ ` 'Aloha' ` .
3566+
35583567
35593568## fs.writeFileSync(file, data[ , options] )
35603569<!-- YAML
@@ -3787,6 +3796,11 @@ returned.
37873796
37883797The ` FileHandle ` has to support reading.
37893798
3799+ If one or more ` filehandle.read() ` calls are made on a file handle and then a
3800+ ` filehandle.readFile() ` call is made, the data will be read from the current
3801+ position till the end of the file. It doesn't always read from the beginning
3802+ of the file.
3803+
37903804#### filehandle.stat([ options] )
37913805<!-- YAML
37923806added: v10.0.0
@@ -3949,6 +3963,11 @@ The `FileHandle` has to support writing.
39493963It is unsafe to use ` filehandle.writeFile() ` multiple times on the same file
39503964without waiting for the ` Promise ` to be resolved (or rejected).
39513965
3966+ If one or more ` filehandle.write() ` calls are made on a file handle and then a
3967+ ` filehandle.writeFile() ` call is made, the data will be written from the
3968+ current position till the end of the file. It doesn't always write from the
3969+ beginning of the file.
3970+
39523971### fsPromises.access(path[ , mode] )
39533972<!-- YAML
39543973added: v10.0.0
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