Using Node.js I get, "Error: EISDIR, read"
node.jsnode.js Problem Overview
When ever I try to open a file I get,
events.js:72
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
Error: EISDIR, read
node.js Solutions
Solution 1 - node.js
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.
Solution 2 - node.js
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.
Solution 3 - node.js
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.
Solution 4 - node.js
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")