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+# StringDecoder
+
+    Stability: 2 - Stable
+
+To use this module, do `require('string_decoder')`. StringDecoder decodes a
+buffer to a string. It is a simple interface to `buffer.toString()` but provides
+additional support for utf8.
+
+```js
+const StringDecoder = require('string_decoder').StringDecoder;
+const decoder = new StringDecoder('utf8');
+
+const cent = new Buffer([0xC2, 0xA2]);
+console.log(decoder.write(cent));
+
+const euro = new Buffer([0xE2, 0x82, 0xAC]);
+console.log(decoder.write(euro));
+```
+
+## Class: StringDecoder
+
+Accepts a single argument, `encoding` which defaults to `'utf8'`.
+
+### decoder.end()
+
+Returns any trailing bytes that were left in the buffer.
+
+### decoder.write(buffer)
+
+Returns a decoded string.