Node Filesystem CLI

A command-line filesystem utility built with Node.js that allows users to create, read, write, append, rename, and delete files, as well as create, list, and delete directories directly from the terminal.

Features

• Create files
• Read file contents
• Overwrite file contents
• Append content to files
• Delete files
• Rename files
• Create directories
• List directory contents
• Delete empty directories

Usage

Run the CLI using:

git clone ...
cd node-filesystem-cli
npm install
npm start

Create a file

node app.js create notes

Creates a file named notes.txt.

Read a file

node app.js read notes

Reads and displays the contents of notes.txt.

Write to a file

node app.js write notes "Hello from Node.js"

Overwrites the existing contents of notes.txt.

Append to a file

node app.js append notes "This is additional content"

Appends content to notes.txt.

Delete a file

node app.js delete notes

Deletes notes.txt.

Create a directory

node app.js mkdir projects

Creates a directory named projects.

List directory contents

node app.js ls

Lists the contents of the current working directory.

Rename a file

node app.js rename old new

Renames old.txt to new.txt.

Delete an empty directory

node app.js rmdir projects

Deletes the projects directory.

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• JavaScript
• Node.js File System (fs) module

Project Purpose

This project was built to practice Node.js fundamentals, including command-line arguments, CommonJS modules, asynchronous filesystem operations, callbacks, error handling, closures, and command dispatch.