bun-types/docs/guides/write-file/cat.mdx

Type definitions and documentation for Bun, an incredibly fast JavaScript runtime

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title: Write a file to stdout
sidebarTitle: Write file to stdout
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Bun exposes `stdout` as a `BunFile` with the `Bun.stdout` property. This can be used as a destination for [`Bun.write()`](/docs/runtime/file-io#writing-files-bun-write).

This code writes a file to `stdout` similar to the `cat` command in Unix.

```ts cat.ts icon="/icons/typescript.svg"
const path = "/path/to/file.txt";
const file = Bun.file(path);
await Bun.write(Bun.stdout, file);
```

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See [Docs > API > File I/O](/docs/runtime/file-io#writing-files-bun-write) for complete documentation of `Bun.write()`.