# Read & write files (/docs/filesystem/read-write)

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Related: [Download data from sandbox](/docs/filesystem/download.md), [Get information about a file or directory](/docs/filesystem/info.md), [Attach custom metadata to files](/docs/filesystem/metadata.md), [Upload data to sandbox](/docs/filesystem/upload.md), [Watch sandbox directory for changes](/docs/filesystem/watch.md)

## Reading files [#reading-files]

You can read files from the sandbox filesystem using the `files.read()` method.

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      ```js  
      import { Sandbox } from 'e2b'

      const sandbox = await Sandbox.create()
      const fileContent = await sandbox.files.read('/path/to/file')
      ```
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      ```python  
      from e2b import Sandbox

      sandbox = Sandbox.create()
      file_content = sandbox.files.read('/path/to/file')
      ```
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## Writing single files [#writing-single-files]

You can write single files to the sandbox filesystem using the `files.write()` method.

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      ```js  
      import { Sandbox } from 'e2b'

      const sandbox = await Sandbox.create()

      await sandbox.files.write('/path/to/file', 'file content')
      ```
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      ```python  
      from e2b import Sandbox

      sandbox = Sandbox.create()

      sandbox.files.write('/path/to/file', 'file content')
      ```
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## Writing multiple files [#writing-multiple-files]

You can also write multiple files to the sandbox.

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      ```js  
      import { Sandbox } from 'e2b'

      const sandbox = await Sandbox.create()

      await sandbox.files.write([
          { path: '/path/to/a', data: 'file content' },
          { path: '/another/path/to/b', data: 'file content' }
      ])
      ```
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      ```python  
      from e2b import Sandbox

      sandbox = Sandbox.create()

      sandbox.files.write_files([
          { "path": "/path/to/a", "data": "file content" },
          { "path": "another/path/to/b", "data": "file content" }
      ])
      ```
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