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title: "Load Document File"
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# Load Document File

**Type:** `nodetool.document.LoadDocumentFile`

**Namespace:** `nodetool.document`

## Description

Read a document from disk.
    files, document, read, input, load, file

## Properties

| Property | Type | Description | Default |
|----------|------|-------------|---------|
| path | `str` | Path to the document to read | `` |

## Outputs

| Output | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| output | `document` |  |

## Related Nodes

Browse other nodes in the [nodetool.document](./) namespace.