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Problem

How to use the bun add command: Modern JavaScript runtime, package manager, bundler, and test runner. Note: a can be used as an alias for add. More information: <https://bun.com/docs>.

Solution

bun add — Modern JavaScript runtime, package manager, bundler, and test runner. Note: a can be used as an alias for add. More information: <https://bun.com/docs>.

Install a single package:

bun add {{package}}

Install multiple packages:

bun add {{package1 package2 ...}}

Install from a Git repository:

bun add {{git_url}}

Install a specific version:

bun add {{package}}@{{version}}

Install from local file or directory:

bun add file:{{path/to/file_or_directory}}

Add a dev dependency:

bun add {{[-d|--dev]}} {{package}}

Add a package globally:

bun add {{[-g|--global]}} {{package}}

Code Snippets

Install a single package

bun add {{package}}

Install multiple packages

bun add {{package1 package2 ...}}

Install from a Git repository

bun add {{git_url}}

Install a specific version

bun add {{package}}@{{version}}

Install from local file or directory

bun add file:{{path/to/file_or_directory}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/bun add

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