readFile

builtins.readFile

Primop

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Takes 1 arguments

path

Return the contents of the file path as a string.

This function is not defined in a .nix file. It is likely a builtins function or an alias of a builtins function. builtins functions are predefined functions provided by Nix.

Noogle detected

Aliases

lib.readFile
lib.strings.readFile
lib.trivial.readFile

Detected Type

readFile :: Path -> String

Implementation

This function is implemented in c++ and is part of the native nix runtime.