bunx

Run package executable

$ bunx [prisma] migrate

$ bunx [email protected] [app.js]

$ bunx -p @angular/cli ng new [my-app]

$ bunx --bun vite dev

$ bunx prettier [file.js]

$ bunx create-react-app [my-app]

bunx [options] package [arguments]

bunx auto-installs and runs executables from npm packages. It's Bun's equivalent of npx, roughly 100x faster for locally installed packages due to Bun's fast startup times.
Packages not found in local node_modules are automatically installed into a global shared cache.

-p, --package name

Specify package when binary name differs

Force running with Bun instead of Node.js

Specify bunfig.toml config file

Suppress output

By default, bunx respects #!/usr/bin/env node shebangs in scripts. Use --bun to override and run with Bun runtime.

On Windows, bunx uses a special .bunx file format for cross-filesystem symlinks that works with both Bun and Node.js.

Packages are cached globally after first use. Use --bun flag when you specifically need Bun's runtime features. Some packages may expect Node.js-specific APIs.

bun(1), bun-run(1), npx(1)