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Use bun link in a local directory to register the current package as a “linkable” package.
terminal
cd /path/to/cool-pkg
cat package.json
bun link

bun link v1.x (7416672e)
Success! Registered "cool-pkg"

To use cool-pkg in a project, run:
  bun link cool-pkg

Or add it in dependencies in your package.json file:
  "cool-pkg": "link:cool-pkg"
This package can now be “linked” into other projects using bun link cool-pkg. This will create a symlink in the node_modules directory of the target project, pointing to the local directory.
terminal
cd /path/to/my-app
bun link cool-pkg
In addition, the --save flag can be used to add cool-pkg to the dependencies field of your app’s package.json with a special version specifier that tells Bun to load from the registered local directory instead of installing from npm:
package.json
{
	"name": "my-app",
	"version": "1.0.0",
	"dependencies": {
		"cool-pkg": "link:cool-pkg"
	}
}

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CLI Usage

bun link <packages>

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Installation Scope

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--global
boolean
Install globally. Alias: -g

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Dependency Management

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--production
boolean
Don’t install devDependencies. Alias: -p
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--omit
string
Exclude dev, optional, or peer dependencies from install

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Project Files & Lockfiles

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--yarn
boolean
Write a yarn.lock file (yarn v1). Alias: -y
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--frozen-lockfile
boolean
Disallow changes to lockfile
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--save-text-lockfile
boolean
Save a text-based lockfile
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--lockfile-only
boolean
Generate a lockfile without installing dependencies
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--no-save
boolean
Don’t update package.json or save a lockfile
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--save
boolean
default:"true"
Save to package.json (true by default)
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--trust
boolean
Add to trustedDependencies in the project’s package.json and install the package(s)

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Installation Control

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--force
boolean
Always request the latest versions from the registry & reinstall all dependencies. Alias: -f
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--no-verify
boolean
Skip verifying integrity of newly downloaded packages
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--backend
string
default:"clonefile"
Platform-specific optimizations for installing dependencies. Possible values: clonefile (default), hardlink, symlink, copyfile
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--linker
string
Linker strategy (one of isolated or hoisted)
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--dry-run
boolean
Don’t install anything
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--ignore-scripts
boolean
Skip lifecycle scripts in the project’s package.json (dependency scripts are never run)

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Network & Registry

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--ca
string
Provide a Certificate Authority signing certificate
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--cafile
string
Same as —ca, but as a file path to the certificate
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--registry
string
Use a specific registry by default, overriding .npmrc, bunfig.toml, and environment variables
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--network-concurrency
number
default:"48"
Maximum number of concurrent network requests (default 48)

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Performance & Resource

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--concurrent-scripts
number
default:"5"
Maximum number of concurrent jobs for lifecycle scripts (default 5)

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Caching

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--cache-dir
string
Store & load cached data from a specific directory path
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--no-cache
boolean
Ignore manifest cache entirely

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Output & Logging

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--silent
boolean
Don’t log anything
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--quiet
boolean
Only show tarball name when packing
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--verbose
boolean
Excessively verbose logging
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--no-progress
boolean
Disable the progress bar
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--no-summary
boolean
Don’t print a summary

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Platform Targeting

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--cpu
string
Override CPU architecture for optional dependencies (e.g., x64, arm64, * for all)
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--os
string
Override operating system for optional dependencies (e.g., linux, darwin , * for all)

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Global Configuration & Context

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--config
string
Specify path to config file (bunfig.toml). Alias: -c
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--cwd
string
Set a specific current working directory

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Help

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--help
boolean
Print this help menu. Alias: -h