[bug] Unable to read `shortcuts.vdf`

[WillsterJohnson]

Steps to reproduce

1. Identify your user id.
2. Run the command shown below these steps
3. Observe syntax error

Command (replace <your-id-here> with your id):

npm init && npm i vdf-parser && echo "require(\"vdf-parser\").parse(require(\"node:fs\").readFileSync(\"$HOME/.local/share/Steam/userdata/<your-id-here>/config/shortcuts.vdf\",\"utf-8\"))" | node

As JS file:

const fs = require("node:fs");
const vdf = require("vdf-parser");

vdf.parse(fs.readFileSync("/home/<your-user-name>/.local/share/Steam/userdata/<your-id-here>/config/shortcuts.vdf","utf-8"))

Output:

/.../node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected]/node_modules/vdf-parser/main.js:114
                throw new SyntaxError("VDF.parse: invalid syntax on line " + (i+1) + ":\n" + line);
                ^

SyntaxError: VDF.parse: invalid syntax on line 1:
shortcuts0appid�B��AppNameMO2 -SkyrimExe"/<path-here>/steamapps/compatdata/489830/pfx/drive_c/Modding/MO2/ModOrganizer.exe"StartDir
    at Object.parse (/.../node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected]/node_modules/vdf-parser/main.js:114:23)
    at [stdin]:1:23
    at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:129:12)
    at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:307:38)
    at node:internal/process/execution:79:19
    at [stdin]-wrapper:6:22
    at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:78:60)
    at node:internal/main/eval_stdin:30:5
    at Socket.<anonymous> (node:internal/process/execution:195:5)
    at Socket.emit (node:events:525:35)

Node.js v18.16.0

Additional info

The encoding is listed as data for this file. None of the available encodings in fs.readFileSync alter the behavior.

I have not manually modified this file other than the intended use of adding a non-steam game via the steam app.

Copy-pasting the file content into a string does not work due to octal sequences, escaping them returns to the initial error.