how to use the createreadstream function from the fs-extra library in typescript

To use the createReadStream function from the fs-extra library in TypeScript, you can follow the below steps:

1. Install the fs-extra library using npm:

npm install --save fs-extra
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2. Import the createReadStream function from the fs-extra module in your TypeScript file:

index.ts
import { createReadStream } from 'fs-extra';
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3. Create a ReadStream object by calling the createReadStream function with the path to the file:

index.ts
const fileReadStream = createReadStream('/path/to/my/file');
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You can also pass in additional options to the createReadStream function, such as the encoding of the file, the start and end byte offsets to read from, and more. Take a look at the official fs-extra documentation for a full list of options.

Here's an example of how to create a ReadStream with some additional options using TypeScript:

index.ts
import { createReadStream } from 'fs-extra';

const options = {
    flags: 'r',
    encoding: 'utf8',
    autoClose: true,
    start: 0,
    end: 10
};

const fileReadStream = createReadStream('/path/to/my/file', options);
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By following these steps, you should now be able to use the createReadStream function from the fs-extra library in your TypeScript project!