1// As with JSON, use the Fetch API & ES6
2fetch('something.txt')
3  .then(response => response.text())
4  .then(data => {
5  	// Do something with your data
6  	console.log(data);
7  });

1const fileUrl = '' // provide file location
2
3fetch(fileUrl)
4   .then( r => r.text() )
5   .then( t => console.log(t) )
6

1const fileList = event.target.files;
2let fileContent = "";
3
4const fr = new FileReader();
5fr.onload = () => {
6  fileContent = fr.result;
7  console.log('Commands', fileContent);
8}
9
10fr.readAsText(fileList[0]);