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doc: improve fs api descriptions
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* `callback` {Function}
* `err` {Error}

Asynchronous chmod(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback.
Asynchronously changes the permissions of a file. No arguments other than a
possible exception are given to the completion callback.

See also: chmod(2)

## fs.chmodSync(path, mode)
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* `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
* `mode` {integer}

Synchronous chmod(2). Returns `undefined`.
Synchronously changes the permissions of a file. Returns `undefined`.
This is the synchronous version of [`fs.chmod()`][].

See also: chmod(2)

## fs.chown(path, uid, gid, callback)
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* `callback` {Function}
* `err` {Error}

Asynchronous chown(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback.
Asynchronously changes owner and group of a file. No arguments other than a
possible exception are given to the completion callback.

See also: chown(2)

## fs.chownSync(path, uid, gid)
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* `uid` {integer}
* `gid` {integer}

Synchronous chown(2). Returns `undefined`.
Synchronously changes owner and group of a file. Returns `undefined`.
This is the synchronous version of [`fs.chown()`][].

See also: chown(2)

## fs.close(fd, callback)
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* `callback` {Function}
* `err` {Error}

Asynchronous mkdir(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback. `mode` defaults to `0o777`.
Asynchronously creates a directory. No arguments other than a possible exception
are given to the completion callback. `mode` defaults to `0o777`.

See also: mkdir(2)

## fs.mkdirSync(path[, mode])
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* `path` {string|Buffer|URL}
* `mode` {integer} **Default:** `0o777`

Synchronous mkdir(2). Returns `undefined`.
Synchronously creates a directory. Returns `undefined`.
This is the synchronous version of [`fs.mkdir()`][].

See also: mkdir(2)

## fs.mkdtemp(prefix[, options], callback)
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[`fs.Stats`]: #fs_class_fs_stats
[`fs.access()`]: #fs_fs_access_path_mode_callback
[`fs.appendFile()`]: fs.html#fs_fs_appendfile_file_data_options_callback
[`fs.chmod()`]: #fs_fs_chmod_path_mode_callback
[`fs.chown()`]: #fs_fs_chown_path_uid_gid_callback
[`fs.exists()`]: fs.html#fs_fs_exists_path_callback
[`fs.fstat()`]: #fs_fs_fstat_fd_callback
[`fs.futimes()`]: #fs_fs_futimes_fd_atime_mtime_callback
[`fs.lstat()`]: #fs_fs_lstat_path_callback
[`fs.mkdir()`]: #fs_fs_mkdir_path_mode_callback
[`fs.mkdtemp()`]: #fs_fs_mkdtemp_prefix_options_callback
[`fs.open()`]: #fs_fs_open_path_flags_mode_callback
[`fs.read()`]: #fs_fs_read_fd_buffer_offset_length_position_callback
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