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+import { readableStreamToText } from "bun";
+import { spawn } from "bun";
+
+const proc = spawn({
+  cmd: ["ls", "-l"],
+
+  // Both of these forms work:
+
+  // as an array:
+  stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"],
+
+  // You can also use "inherit" to inherit the parent's stdio.
+  // stdin: "inherit",
+
+  // You can pass a Bun.file to save it to a file:
+  // stdout: Bun.file("/tmp/stdout.txt"),
+});
+
+const result = await readableStreamToText(proc.stdout);
+
+await proc.exitStatus;
+
+console.log(result);