diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
index 105e2b93..07e2c390 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,30 @@ Error FileSystem::read(const FileAddress &addr, void *buffer, std::size_t size)
 	}
 }
 
+Result<Buffer> FileSystem::read(FileAddress const &addr, size_t const size) noexcept {
+	Result<Buffer> out;
+	out.value.resize(size);
+	switch (addr.type()) {
+		case FileAddressType::Inode:
+			OX_RETURN_ERROR(readFileInode(addr.getInode().value, out.value.data(), size));
+			break;
+		case FileAddressType::ConstPath:
+		case FileAddressType::Path:
+			OX_RETURN_ERROR(readFilePath(StringView{addr.getPath().value}, out.value.data(), size));
+			break;
+		default:
+			return ox::Error{1};
+	}
+	return out;
+}
+
+Result<Buffer> FileSystem::read(StringViewCR path, size_t const size) noexcept {
+	Result<Buffer> out;
+	out.value.resize(size);
+	OX_RETURN_ERROR(readFilePath(path, out.value.data(), size));
+	return out;
+}
+
 Result<Buffer> FileSystem::read(const FileAddress &addr) noexcept {
 	OX_REQUIRE(s, stat(addr));
 	Buffer buff(static_cast<std::size_t>(s.size));
@@ -51,18 +75,33 @@ Result<Buffer> FileSystem::read(StringViewCR path) noexcept {
 	return buff;
 }
 
-Error FileSystem::read(const FileAddress &addr, std::size_t readStart, std::size_t readSize, void *buffer, std::size_t *size) noexcept {
+Error FileSystem::read(
+		FileAddress const &addr,
+		std::size_t const readStart,
+		std::size_t const readSize,
+		void *buffer,
+		std::size_t *size) noexcept {
 	switch (addr.type()) {
 		case FileAddressType::Inode:
-			return read(addr.getInode().value, readStart, readSize, buffer, size);
+			return readFileInodeRange(addr.getInode().value, readStart, readSize, buffer, size);
 		case FileAddressType::ConstPath:
 		case FileAddressType::Path:
-			return ox::Error(2, "Unsupported for path lookups");
+			return readFilePathRange(addr.getPath().value, readStart, readSize, buffer, size);
 		default:
 			return ox::Error(1);
 	}
 }
 
+Result<size_t> FileSystem::read(
+		StringViewCR path,
+		std::size_t const readStart,
+		std::size_t const readSize,
+		Span<char> buff) noexcept {
+	size_t szOut{buff.size()};
+	OX_RETURN_ERROR(readFilePathRange(path, readStart, readSize, buff.data(), &szOut));
+	return szOut;
+}
+
 Error FileSystem::write(const FileAddress &addr, const void *buffer, uint64_t size, FileType fileType) noexcept {
 	switch (addr.type()) {
 		case FileAddressType::Inode:
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.hpp
index ebc83217..fc7459e9 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class FileSystem {
 
 		Error read(const FileAddress &addr, void *buffer, std::size_t size) noexcept;
 
+		Result<Buffer> read(FileAddress const &addr, size_t size) noexcept;
+
+		Result<Buffer> read(StringViewCR path, size_t size) noexcept;
+
 		Result<Buffer> read(const FileAddress &addr) noexcept;
 
 		Result<Buffer> read(StringViewCR path) noexcept;
@@ -53,7 +57,24 @@ class FileSystem {
 			return readFileInode(inode, buffer, buffSize);
 		}
 
-		Error read(const FileAddress &addr, std::size_t readStart, std::size_t readSize, void *buffer, std::size_t *size) noexcept;
+		Error read(
+			FileAddress const &addr,
+			size_t readStart,
+			size_t readSize,
+			void *buffer,
+			size_t *size) noexcept;
+
+		/**
+		 *
+		 * @param path
+		 * @param readStart
+		 * @param readSize
+		 * @param buffer
+		 * @param size
+		 * @return error or number of bytes read
+		 */
+		Result<size_t> read(
+			StringViewCR path, size_t readStart, size_t readSize, ox::Span<char> buff) noexcept;
 
 		virtual Result<Vector<String>> ls(StringViewCR dir) const noexcept = 0;
 
@@ -140,7 +161,10 @@ class FileSystem {
 
 		virtual Error readFileInode(uint64_t inode, void *buffer, std::size_t size) noexcept = 0;
 
-		virtual Error readFileInodeRange(uint64_t inode, std::size_t readStart, std::size_t readSize, void *buffer, std::size_t *size) noexcept = 0;
+		virtual Error readFilePathRange(
+			StringViewCR path, size_t readStart, size_t readSize, void *buffer, size_t *buffSize) noexcept = 0;
+
+		virtual Error readFileInodeRange(uint64_t inode, size_t readStart, size_t readSize, void *buffer, size_t *size) noexcept = 0;
 
 		virtual Error removePath(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept = 0;
 
@@ -211,6 +235,9 @@ class FileSystemTemplate: public MemFS {
 
 		Error readFileInodeRange(uint64_t inode, std::size_t readStart, std::size_t readSize, void *buffer, std::size_t *size) noexcept override;
 
+		Error readFilePathRange(
+			StringViewCR path, size_t readStart, size_t readSize, void *buffer, size_t *buffSize) noexcept override;
+
 		Error removePath(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept override;
 
 		Result<const char*> directAccessInode(uint64_t) const noexcept override;
@@ -358,6 +385,13 @@ Error FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::readFileInodeRange(uint64_t inod
 	return m_fs.read(inode, readStart, readSize, reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(buffer), size);
 }
 
+template<typename FileStore, typename Directory>
+Error FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::readFilePathRange(
+	StringViewCR path, size_t readStart, size_t readSize, void *buffer, size_t *buffSize) noexcept {
+	OX_REQUIRE(s, stat(path));
+	return readFileInodeRange(s.inode, readStart, readSize, buffer, buffSize);
+}
+
 template<typename FileStore, typename Directory>
 Error FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::removePath(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept {
 	OX_REQUIRE(fd, fileSystemData());
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp
index 365d5bb7..fbf960bd 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,25 @@ Error PassThroughFS::readFileInode(uint64_t, void*, std::size_t) noexcept {
 	return ox::Error(1, "readFileInode(uint64_t, void*, std::size_t) is not supported by PassThroughFS");
 }
 
+Error PassThroughFS::readFilePathRange(
+	StringViewCR path, size_t const readStart, size_t readSize, void *buffer, size_t *buffSize) noexcept {
+	try {
+		std::ifstream file(m_path / stripSlash(path), std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate);
+		auto const size = static_cast<size_t>(file.tellg());
+		readSize = ox::min(readSize, size);
+		file.seekg(static_cast<off_t>(readStart), std::ios::beg);
+		if (readSize > *buffSize) {
+			oxTracef("ox.fs.PassThroughFS.read.error", "Read failed: Buffer too small: {}", path);
+			return ox::Error{1};
+		}
+		file.read(static_cast<char*>(buffer), static_cast<std::streamsize>(readSize));
+		return {};
+	} catch (std::fstream::failure const &f) {
+		oxTracef("ox.fs.PassThroughFS.read.error", "Read of {} failed: {}", path, f.what());
+		return ox::Error{2};
+	}
+}
+
 Error PassThroughFS::readFileInodeRange(uint64_t, std::size_t, std::size_t, void*, std::size_t*) noexcept {
 	// unsupported
 	return ox::Error(1, "read(uint64_t, std::size_t, std::size_t, void*, std::size_t*) is not supported by PassThroughFS");
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.hpp
index a424cefe..4d9f255a 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ class PassThroughFS: public FileSystem {
 
 		Error readFileInode(uint64_t inode, void *buffer, std::size_t size) noexcept override;
 
+		Error readFilePathRange(
+			StringViewCR path, size_t readStart, size_t readSize, void *buffer, size_t *buffSize) noexcept override;
+
 		Error readFileInodeRange(uint64_t inode, std::size_t readStart, std::size_t readSize, void *buffer, std::size_t *size) noexcept override;
 
 		Error removePath(StringViewCR path, bool recursive) noexcept override;