github.com/rabbouni145/gg@v0.47.1/docs/content/en/functions/readfile.md (about) 1 --- 2 title: readFile 3 description: Reads a file from disk relative to the current project working directory and returns a string. 4 godocref: 5 date: 2017-02-01 6 publishdate: 2017-02-01 7 lastmod: 2017-04-30 8 categories: [functions] 9 menu: 10 docs: 11 parent: "functions" 12 keywords: [files] 13 signature: ["readFile PATH"] 14 workson: [] 15 hugoversion: 16 relatedfuncs: [readDir] 17 deprecated: false 18 aliases: [] 19 --- 20 21 Note that the filename must be relative to the current project working directory, or the project's `/content` folder. 22 23 So, if you have a file with the name `README.txt` in the root of your project with the content `Hugo Rocks!`: 24 25 ``` 26 {{readFile "README.txt"}} → "Hugo Rocks!" 27 ``` 28 29 If you receive a "file doesn't exist" error with a path listed, do take note that the path is the last one checked by the function, and may not accurately reflect your target. You should generally double-check your path for mistakes. 30 31 For more information on using `readDir` and `readFile` in your templates, see [Local File Templates][local]. 32 33 [local]: /templates/files/