The Bun.file() function accepts a path and returns a BunFile instance. The BunFile class extends Blob and allows you to lazily read the file in a variety of formats. Use .text() to read the contents as a string.
1---2name: bun-read-a-file-as-a-string3description: Read a file as a string4---56# Read a file as a string78The `Bun.file()` function accepts a path and returns a `BunFile` instance. The `BunFile` class extends `Blob` and allows you to lazily read the file in a variety of formats. Use `.text()` to read the contents as a string.910```ts theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}11const path = "/path/to/file.txt";12const file = Bun.file(path);1314const text = await file.text();15// string16```1718***1920Any relative paths will be resolved relative to the project root (the nearest directory containing a `package.json` file).2122```ts theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}23const path = "./file.txt";24const file = Bun.file(path);25```
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