hugo/docs/content/functions/readfile.md

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readFile Reads a file from disk relative to the current project working directory and returns a string. 2017-02-01 2017-02-01 2017-04-30
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Note that the filename must be relative to the current project working directory.

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!"

For more information on using readDir and readFile in your templates, see Local File Templates.