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doc: clarify ERR_FS_FILE_TOO_LARGE to reflect fs.readFile() I/O limit · nodejs/node@2d1dcb8

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### `ERR_FS_FILE_TOO_LARGE`

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An attempt has been made to read a file whose size is larger than the maximum

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allowed size for a `Buffer`.

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An attempt was made to read a file larger than the supported 2 GiB limit for

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`fs.readFile()`. This is not a limitation of `Buffer`, but an internal I/O constraint.

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For handling larger files, consider using `fs.createReadStream()` to read the

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file in chunks.

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<a id="ERR_FS_WATCH_QUEUE_OVERFLOW"></a>

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