.. versionadded:: 2017.7.0

    Return the content of the file.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' file.read /path/to/file

def read(path, binary=False):
    '''
    .. versionadded:: 2017.7.0

    Return the content of the file.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' file.read /path/to/file
    '''
    access_mode = 'r'
    if binary is True:
        access_mode += 'b'
    with salt.utils.files.fopen(path, access_mode) as file_obj:
        return salt.utils.stringutils.to_unicode(file_obj.read())