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bun why

Explain why a package is installed by showing its dependency chain. More information: https://bun.com/docs/pm/cli/why.

  • Explain why a specific package is installed:

bun why {{package_name}}

  • Explain why all packages matching a pattern are installed:

bun why "{{pattern}}"

  • Explain why packages from a specific organization are installed:

bun why "@{{organization}}/*"

  • Show only top-level dependencies:

bun why {{package_name}} --top

  • Limit the dependency tree depth:

bun why {{package_name}} --depth {{number}}