# Installation > `npm install --save @types/graceful-fs` # Summary This package contains type definitions for graceful-fs (https://github.com/isaacs/node-graceful-fs). # Details Files were exported from https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/graceful-fs. ## [index.d.ts](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/graceful-fs/index.d.ts) ````ts // Type definitions for graceful-fs 4.1 // Project: https://github.com/isaacs/node-graceful-fs // Definitions by: Bart van der Schoor // BendingBender // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped /// export * from 'fs'; /** * Use this method to patch the global fs module (or any other fs-like module). * NOTE: This should only ever be done at the top-level application layer, in order to delay on * EMFILE errors from any fs-using dependencies. You should **not** do this in a library, because * it can cause unexpected delays in other parts of the program. * @param fsModule The reference to the fs module or an fs-like module. */ export function gracefulify(fsModule: T): T; ```` ### Additional Details * Last updated: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:02:44 GMT * Dependencies: [@types/node](https://npmjs.com/package/@types/node) * Global values: none # Credits These definitions were written by [Bart van der Schoor](https://github.com/Bartvds), and [BendingBender](https://github.com/BendingBender).