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title: "Read Text File"
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# Read Text File

**Type:** `lib.os.ReadTextFile`

**Namespace:** `lib.os`

## Description

Read a text file from the workspace.
    os, file, read, text

## Properties

| Property | Type | Description | Default |
|----------|------|-------------|---------|
| path | `str` | Relative path to file within workspace | `` |
| encoding | `str` | Text encoding (utf-8, ascii, etc.) | `utf-8` |

## Outputs

| Output | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| output | `str` |  |

## Related Nodes

Browse other nodes in the [lib.os](./) namespace.