const fs = require("fs"); const dataPath = "data.txt"; fs.readFile(dataPath, 'UTF-8', (err, data)=>{ const dataArray = data.split('\n'); let increase_counter = 0; for ( let i = 0; i < dataArray.length; i++){ if ( i > 0 ) { let previousIndex = i -1; console.log(`Current value: ${dataArray[i]}`); console.log(`Previous value ${dataArray[previousIndex]}`); if( Number(dataArray[i]) > Number(dataArray[previousIndex])){ console.log('IS bigger'); increase_counter++; } } } console.log(`Increased: ${increase_counter}`); });