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--- title: readFile description: Reads a file from disk relative to the current project working directory and returns a string. godocref: date: 2017-02-01 publishdate: 2017-02-01 lastmod: 2017-04-30 categories: [functions] menu: docs: parent: "functions" keywords: [files] signature: ["readFile PATH"] workson: [] hugoversion: relatedfuncs: [readDir] deprecated: false aliases: [] --- Note that the filename must be relative to the current project working directory, or the project's `/content` folder. So, if you have a file with the name `README.txt` in the root of your project with the content `Hugo Rocks!`: ``` {{readFile "README.txt"}} → "Hugo Rocks!" ``` 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. Note that there is a 1 MB file size limit. For more information on using `readDir` and `readFile` in your templates, see [Local File Templates][local]. [local]: /templates/files/