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# Read a file to a Buffer

The `Bun.file()` function accepts a path and returns a `BunFile` instance. `BunFile` extends `Blob`, so you can read the file lazily in a variety of formats.

To read the file into a `Buffer`, read it as an `ArrayBuffer` with `.arrayBuffer()`, then pass the result to `Buffer.from()`.

```ts index.ts icon="https://mintcdn.com/bun-1dd33a4e-farm-3da57bd7-outdated-changelog/lG5mjnlYZuyBKJpK/icons/typescript.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=lG5mjnlYZuyBKJpK&q=85&s=aa649060096443cbeb2ef629b6584ecb" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
const path = "/path/to/package.json";
const file = Bun.file(path);

const arrbuf = await file.arrayBuffer();
const buffer = Buffer.from(arrbuf);
```

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See [Buffer](/runtime/binary-data#buffer) for more on working with `Buffer` and other binary data formats in Bun.


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