import type { PathLike } from 'node:fs';
import type { FileHandle } from 'node:fs/promises';
/**
 * Read a file asynchronously, normalizing line endings to `\n`.
 * @param path - The file path or handle to read.
 * @param encoding - The encoding to use (default: `'utf-8'`).
 */
export declare function readFile(path: PathLike | FileHandle, encoding?: BufferEncoding): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Read a file synchronously, normalizing line endings to `\n`.
 * @param path - The file path to read.
 * @param encoding - The encoding to use (default: `'utf-8'`).
 */
export declare function readFileSync(path: string, encoding?: BufferEncoding): string;