node-fs-extra/docs/outputFile.md
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# outputFile(file, data, [options], callback)
Almost the same as `writeFile` (i.e. it [overwrites](http://pages.citebite.com/v2o5n8l2f5reb)), except that if the parent directory does not exist, it's created. `options` are what you'd pass to [`fs.writeFile()`](https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_fs_writefile_file_data_options_callback).
**Sync:** `outputFileSync()`
## Example:
```js
var fs = require('fs-extra')
var file = '/tmp/this/path/does/not/exist/file.txt'
fs.outputFile(file, 'hello!', function (err) {
console.log(err) // => null
fs.readFile(file, 'utf8', function (err, data) {
console.log(data) // => hello!
})
})
```