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title: Read a file as a ReadableStream
sidebarTitle: Read as stream
mode: center
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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 `.stream()` to consume the file incrementally as a `ReadableStream`.

```ts
const path = "/path/to/package.json";
const file = Bun.file(path);

const stream = file.stream();
```

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The chunks of the stream can be consumed as an [async iterable](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Iteration_protocols#the_async_iterator_and_async_iterable_protocols) using `for await`.

```ts
for await (const chunk of stream) {
  chunk; // => Uint8Array
}
```

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Refer to the [Streams](https://bun.com/docs/api/streams) documentation for more information on working with streams in Bun.
