* @return The text read from the file.
     */
    public static String readText(final String path) {
        assertArgumentNotEmpty("path", path);
        return readText(path, Charset.defaultCharset().name());
    }

    /**
     * Reads text from a file using the default encoding.
     *
     * @param file
     *            The file. Must not be {@literal null}.

    /** The working directory for the command. */
    protected File workingDirectory = null;

    /** The encoding for the command's output. */
    protected String commandOutputEncoding = Charset.defaultCharset().displayName();

    /** The maximum number of lines to buffer from command output. */
    protected int maxOutputLine = 1000;

    /** Whether to redirect standard output to a file. */

    /** Command execution timeout in milliseconds. */
    protected long executionTimeout = 30L * 1000L; // 30sec

    /** Character encoding for command output. */
    protected String commandOutputEncoding = Charset.defaultCharset().displayName();

    /** Command array for user update operations. */
    protected String[] updateCommand;

    /** Command array for user deletion operations. */
    protected String[] deleteCommand;

            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                logger.debug("Thumbnail Command: {}", cmdList);
            }

            p = pb.start();
            ist = new InputStreamThread(p.getInputStream(), Charset.defaultCharset(), 0, s -> {
                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    logger.debug(s);
                }
            });
            task = new ProcessDestroyer(p, ist, commandDestroyTimeout);