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bun pm pack — Create a `.tgz` archive containing the files that would be published to npm (same behavior as `npm p

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the bun pm pack command: Create a .tgz archive containing the files that would be published to npm (same behavior as npm pack). More information: <https://bun.com/docs/pm/cli/pm#pack>.

Solution

bun pm pack — Create a .tgz archive containing the files that would be published to npm (same behavior as npm pack). More information: <https://bun.com/docs/pm/cli/pm#pack>.

Create a tarball from the current workspace:

bun pm pack

Run all steps without writing the tarball to disk:

bun pm pack --dry-run

Save the tarball to a specific directory:

bun pm pack --destination {{path/to/directory}}

Set an exact filename for the tarball:

bun pm pack --filename {{filename}}

Skip prepack, postpack, and prepare scripts:

bun pm pack --ignore-scripts

Set the gzip compression level (0-9, default: 9):

bun pm pack --gzip-level 5

Output only the tarball filename and suppress verbose logs:

bun pm pack --quiet

Code Snippets

Create a tarball from the current workspace

bun pm pack

Run all steps without writing the tarball to disk

bun pm pack --dry-run

Save the tarball to a specific directory

bun pm pack --destination {{path/to/directory}}

Set an exact filename for the tarball

bun pm pack --filename {{filename}}

Skip prepack, postpack, and prepare scripts

bun pm pack --ignore-scripts

Context

tldr-pages: common/bun pm pack

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