Using Node.js I get, "Error: EISDIR, read"

Question

When ever I try to open a file I get, ``` events.js:72 throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event Error: EISDIR, read ```

Accepted Answer

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.

Using Node.js I get, "Error: EISDIR, read"

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