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docs: add return value for sync fs functions
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Clarify that synchronous functions in fs with no return value return
undefined.

Specify that fs.openSync() returns an integer and fs.existsSync()
returns true or false.

Fixes #9313

PR: #9359
PR-URL: nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#9359
Reviewed-By: Julien Gilli <[email protected]>

Conflicts:
	doc/api/fs.markdown
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tyleranton authored and Fishrock123 committed May 25, 2015
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## fs.renameSync(oldPath, newPath)

Synchronous rename(2).
Synchronous rename(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.ftruncate(fd, len, callback)

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## fs.ftruncateSync(fd, len)

Synchronous ftruncate(2).
Synchronous ftruncate(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.truncate(path, len, callback)

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## fs.truncateSync(path, len)

Synchronous truncate(2).
Synchronous truncate(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.chown(path, uid, gid, callback)

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## fs.chownSync(path, uid, gid)

Synchronous chown(2).
Synchronous chown(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.fchown(fd, uid, gid, callback)

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## fs.fchownSync(fd, uid, gid)

Synchronous fchown(2).
Synchronous fchown(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.lchown(path, uid, gid, callback)

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## fs.lchownSync(path, uid, gid)

Synchronous lchown(2).
Synchronous lchown(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.chmod(path, mode, callback)

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## fs.chmodSync(path, mode)

Synchronous chmod(2).
Synchronous chmod(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.fchmod(fd, mode, callback)

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## fs.fchmodSync(fd, mode)

Synchronous fchmod(2).
Synchronous fchmod(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.lchmod(path, mode, callback)

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## fs.lchmodSync(path, mode)

Synchronous lchmod(2).
Synchronous lchmod(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.stat(path, callback)

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## fs.linkSync(srcpath, dstpath)

Synchronous link(2).
Synchronous link(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.symlink(destination, path[, type], callback)

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## fs.symlinkSync(destination, path[, type])

Synchronous symlink(2).
Synchronous symlink(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.readlink(path, callback)

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## fs.unlinkSync(path)

Synchronous unlink(2).
Synchronous unlink(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.rmdir(path, callback)

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## fs.rmdirSync(path)

Synchronous rmdir(2).
Synchronous rmdir(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.mkdir(path[, mode], callback)

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## fs.mkdirSync(path[, mode])

Synchronous mkdir(2).
Synchronous mkdir(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.readdir(path, callback)

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## fs.closeSync(fd)

Synchronous close(2).
Synchronous close(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.open(path, flags[, mode], callback)

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## fs.openSync(path, flags[, mode])

Synchronous version of `fs.open()`.
Synchronous version of `fs.open()`. Returns an integer representing the file
descriptor.

## fs.utimes(path, atime, mtime, callback)
## fs.utimesSync(path, atime, mtime)

Change file timestamps of the file referenced by the supplied path.

## fs.utimesSync(path, atime, mtime)

Synchronous version of `fs.utimes()`. Returns `undefined`.


## fs.futimes(fd, atime, mtime, callback)
## fs.futimesSync(fd, atime, mtime)

Change the file timestamps of a file referenced by the supplied file
descriptor.

## fs.futimesSync(fd, atime, mtime)

Synchronous version of `fs.futimes()`. Returns `undefined`.

## fs.fsync(fd, callback)

Asynchronous fsync(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback.

## fs.fsyncSync(fd)

Synchronous fsync(2).
Synchronous fsync(2). Returns `undefined`.

## fs.write(fd, buffer, offset, length[, position], callback)

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## fs.writeFileSync(filename, data[, options])

The synchronous version of `fs.writeFile`.
The synchronous version of `fs.writeFile`. Returns `undefined`.

## fs.appendFile(filename, data[, options], callback)

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## fs.appendFileSync(filename, data[, options])

The synchronous version of `fs.appendFile`.
The synchronous version of `fs.appendFile`. Returns `undefined`.

## fs.watchFile(filename[, options], listener)

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## fs.existsSync(path)

Synchronous version of [`fs.exists`](fs.html#fs_fs_exists_path_callback).
Returns `true` if the file exists, `false` otherwise.

`fs.existsSync()` is **deprecated**. For supported alternatives please check
out [`fs.statSync`](fs.html#fs_fs_statsync_path) or
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