bun-why
Determine package installation reasons
TLDR
Explain why a specific package is installed
Explain why all packages matching a pattern are installed
Explain why packages from a specific organization are installed
Show only top-level dependencies
Limit the dependency tree depth
SYNOPSIS
bun-why [options] [args]
(No standard syntax documented)
DESCRIPTION
The command bun-why is not a standard Linux utility found in common distributions like Ubuntu, Fedora, or Debian. No man page or entry exists for it in coreutils, busybox, or other standard packages.
It may refer to a custom script, alias, or tool from a specific project. Notably, bun is a popular all-in-one JavaScript runtime, bundler, package manager, and test runner (similar to Node.js + npm + esbuild + jest). However, bun does not have a subcommand or option named why. Bun's package manager supports commands like bun install, bun add, bun run, and bun pm ls for listing dependencies, but lacks a 'why' feature akin to yarn why for dependency resolution explanations.
If this is a typo, consider bunzip2(1) for decompressing .bz2 files, bwrap(1) for sandboxing, or Bun's main bun(1) command. Verify with which bun-why or man bun-why in your environment.
CAVEATS
Command not found in standard Linux PATH or man pages. May require custom installation or be environment-specific. Avoid running unknown commands for security.
POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES
For dependency 'why': Use bun pm ls --why (experimental in recent Bun versions) or yarn why <pkg>. For compression: bunzip2 file.bz2.
INSTALLATION CHECK
Install Bun via curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash, then bun --help to explore subcommands.
HISTORY
No documented history as it is not a standard command. Bun runtime was created by Jarred Sumner in 2022, reaching v1.0 in 2023, focusing on speed via JavaScriptCore and Zig.
