1 files changed, 11 insertions, 73 deletions
diff --git a/docs/examples/read_write_files.md b/docs/examples/read_write_files.md
index ff1240e55..2c1be78c6 100644
--- a/docs/examples/read_write_files.md
+++ b/docs/examples/read_write_files.md
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
   [Deno.readTextFileSync](https://doc.deno.land/builtin/stable#Deno.readTextFileSync)
   and
   [Deno.writeTextFileSync](https://doc.deno.land/builtin/stable#Deno.writeTextFileSync)
-- Deno's [standard library]() provides additional functionality for file system
-  access, for example reading and writing JSON
 - Use `--allow-read` and `--allow-write` permissions to gain access to the file
   system
 
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ with the `deno run` command.
 ## Reading a text file
 
 The Deno runtime API makes it possible to read text files via the
-`readTextFile()` method, it just requires a path string or URL object. The
+`Deno.readTextFile()` method, it just requires a path string or URL object. The
 method returns a promise which provides access to the file's text data.
 
 **Command:** `deno run --allow-read read.ts`
@@ -40,11 +38,7 @@ method returns a promise which provides access to the file's text data.
 /**
  * read.ts
  */
-async function readFile(path: string): Promise<string> {
-  return await Deno.readTextFile(new URL(path, import.meta.url));
-}
-
-const text = readFile("./people.json");
+const text = Deno.readTextFile("./people.json");
 
 text.then((response) => console.log(response));
 
@@ -59,49 +53,10 @@ text.then((response) => console.log(response));
  */
 ```
 
-The Deno standard library enables more advanced interaction with the filesystem
-and provides methods to read and parse files. The `readJson()` and
-`readJsonSync()` methods allow developers to read and parse files containing
-JSON. All these methods require is a valid file path string which can be
-generated using the `fromFileUrl()` method.
-
-In the example below the `readJsonSync()` method is used. For asynchronous
-execution use the `readJson()` method.
-
-Currently some of this functionality is marked as unstable so the `--unstable`
-flag is required along with the `deno run` command.
-
-**Command:** `deno run --unstable --allow-read read.ts`
-
-```typescript
-/**
- * read.ts
- */
-import { readJsonSync } from "https://deno.land/std@$STD_VERSION/fs/mod.ts";
-import { fromFileUrl } from "https://deno.land/std@$STD_VERSION/path/mod.ts";
-
-function readJson(path: string): object {
-  const file = fromFileUrl(new URL(path, import.meta.url));
-  return readJsonSync(file) as object;
-}
-
-console.log(readJson("./people.json"));
-
-/**
- * Output:
- *
- * [
- *   {"id": 1, "name": "John", "age": 23},
- *   {"id": 2, "name": "Sandra", "age": 51},
- *   {"id": 5, "name": "Devika", "age": 11}
- * ]
- */
-```
-
 ## Writing a text file
 
 The Deno runtime API allows developers to write text to files via the
-`writeTextFile()` method. It just requires a file path and text string. The
+`Deno.writeTextFile()` method. It just requires a file path and text string. The
 method returns a promise which resolves when the file was successfully written.
 
 To run the command the `--allow-write` flag must be supplied to the `deno run`
@@ -113,11 +68,7 @@ command.
 /**
  * write.ts
  */
-async function writeFile(path: string, text: string): Promise<void> {
-  return await Deno.writeTextFile(path, text);
-}
-
-const write = writeFile("./hello.txt", "Hello World!");
+const write = await Deno.writeTextFile("./hello.txt", "Hello World!");
 
 write.then(() => console.log("File written to ./hello.txt"));
 
@@ -126,35 +77,22 @@ write.then(() => console.log("File written to ./hello.txt"));
  */
 ```
 
-The Deno standard library makes available more advanced features to write to the
-filesystem. For instance it is possible to write an object literal to a JSON
-file.
+By combining `Deno.writeTextFile` and `JSON.stringify` you can easially write
+serialized JSON objects to a file. This example uses synchronous
+`Deno.writeTextFileSync`, but this can also be done asynchronously using
+`await Deno.writeTextFile`.
 
-This requires a combination of the `ensureFile()`, `ensureFileSync()`,
-`writeJson()` and `writeJsonSync()` methods. In the example below the
-`ensureFileSync()` and the `writeJsonSync()` methods are used. The former checks
-for the existence of a file, and if it doesn't exist creates it. The latter
-method then writes the object to the file as JSON. If asynchronous execution is
-required use the `ensureFile()` and `writeJson()` methods.
+To execute the code the `deno run` command needs the write flag.
 
-To execute the code the `deno run` command needs the unstable flag and both the
-write and read flags.
-
-**Command:** `deno run --allow-write --allow-read --unstable write.ts`
+**Command:** `deno run --allow-write write.ts`
 
 ```typescript
 /**
  * write.ts
  */
-import {
-  ensureFileSync,
-  writeJsonSync,
-} from "https://deno.land/std@$STD_VERSION/fs/mod.ts";
-
 function writeJson(path: string, data: object): string {
   try {
-    ensureFileSync(path);
-    writeJsonSync(path, data);
+    Deno.writeTextFileSync(path, JSON.stringify(data));
 
     return "Written to " + path;
   } catch (e) {