fs = require('fs'); tmpfile = '/tmp/nodejstest'; fs.writeFile(tmpfile, 'this is test data', function (err, data) { if (err) { console.error(err); process.exit(1); return; } console.log('Wrote test file successfully'); // Delete file try { fs.unlinkSync(tmpfile) } catch (err) { console.error(err); process.exit(1); return; } console.log('Removed test file successfully'); });