diff --git a/src/public/fs/index.ts b/src/public/fs/index.ts
index 9ebbe20..d0b449f 100644
--- a/src/public/fs/index.ts
+++ b/src/public/fs/index.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ export { default as json } from './json';
 export { default as remove } from './remove';
 export { default as mkdir } from './mkdir';
 export { default as move } from './move';
+export { default as read } from './read';
 export { default as rw } from './rw';
 export { default as write } from './write';
diff --git a/src/public/fs/read.ts b/src/public/fs/read.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..889f5a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/public/fs/read.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import { exists, absolute } from '~/utils/file';
+import expose from '~/utils/expose';
+import { IFsReadOptions } from './types';
+import { TScript } from '~/types';
+
+export default expose(read);
+
+/**
+ * Reads a `file` and passes it as an argument to a callback `fn`, which can return a `TScript`.
+ * It is an *exposed* function: call `read.fn()`, which takes the same arguments, in order to execute on call.
+ * @returns An asynchronous function -hence, calling `read` won't have any effect until the returned function is called.
+ */
+function read(
+  file: string,
+  fn: (raw?: string) => TScript,
+  options: IFsReadOptions = {}
+): () => Promise<TScript> {
+  return async () => {
+    const cwd = process.cwd();
+    file = absolute({ path: file, cwd });
+    const doesExist = await exists(file, { fail: options.fail });
+    const raw = doesExist ? await fs.readFile(file).then(String) : undefined;
+
+    return fn(raw);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/public/fs/types.ts b/src/public/fs/types.ts
index 54676d6..cc155c8 100644
--- a/src/public/fs/types.ts
+++ b/src/public/fs/types.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * Options taken by read *fs* functions.
+ */
+export interface IFsReadOptions {
+  /**
+   * If `false`, it won't fail if a path doesn't exist for a read, or if it already exists for a write. Defaults to `false`.
+   */
+  fail?: boolean;
+}
+
 /**
  * Options taken by *fs* functions.
  */
-export interface IFsOptions {
+export interface IFsOptions extends IFsReadOptions {
   /**
    * If `true`, it will require user confirmation for removal. Defaults to `false`.
    */
@@ -13,7 +23,7 @@ export interface IFsOptions {
 }
 
 /**
- * Options taken by *fs* read functions.
+ * Options taken by *fs* write functions.
  */
 export interface IFsWriteOptions extends IFsOptions {
   /**