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---
title: Read stderr from a child process
sidebarTitle: Read stderr
mode: center
---
When you spawn a child process with [`Bun.spawn()`](/runtime/child-process), it inherits the `stderr` of the spawning process. To read and handle `stderr` instead, set the `stderr` option to `"pipe"`.
```ts
const proc = Bun.spawn(["echo", "hello"], {
stderr: "pipe",
});
proc.stderr; // => ReadableStream
```
---
To read `stderr` until the child process exits, use `.text()`.
```ts
const proc = Bun.spawn(["echo", "hello"], {
stderr: "pipe",
});
const errors: string = await proc.stderr.text();
if (errors) {
// handle errors
}
```
---
See [Child processes](/runtime/child-process).