Using Node.js I get, "Error: EISDIR, read"

Question

When ever I try to open a file I get,

events.js:72
        throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
Error: EISDIR, read

score 92 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 06 '13 at 06:03

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This error is simple,

cd /tmp
mkdir dir
node -e "var fs = require('fs'); fs.createReadStream( 'dir' );"

EISDIR means that the target of the operation is a directory in reality but that the expected filetype of the target is something other than a directory.

answered Dec 06 '13 at 06:03

Evan Carroll

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You can select your own answer as the proper answer by the way, that's allowed by the rules. :) – frandroid Jun 11 '15 at 23:03
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It makes me wait. As if I answered my own question wrongly and I need time to think about it. Blame Jeff. – Evan Carroll Jun 16 '15 at 16:52

score 16 · Answer 2 · answered May 26 '17 at 16:43

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EISDIR error occurs when you try to open a file, but the path given is a directory.

You can fix this by checking if is it directory-

if (fs.lstatSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
  return;
}

For more reference see docs here.

answered May 26 '17 at 16:43

Mohan Dere

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 26 '15 at 16:08

Just came across this error and in my case it was due having used bower link previously to link to local sources which then creates a symlink in the directory. Once I've bower unlinked all the components, it worked again as expected.

Hope this might help someone.

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 23 '20 at 13:52

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You might get lucky checking for such error codes by running something like:

grep EISDIR -r /usr/include

When I do this, I get a line that says:

/usr/include/uv.h:  XX(EISDIR, "illegal operation on a directory")

answered Oct 23 '20 at 13:52

Nathan Chappell

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Using Node.js I get, "Error: EISDIR, read"

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