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bun update CLI Usage

bash
bun update <package> <version>

Update Strategy

--forceboolean
Always request the latest versions from the registry & reinstall all dependencies. Alias: -f
--latestboolean
Update packages to their latest versions

Dependency Scope

--productionboolean
Don't install devDependencies. Alias: -p
--globalboolean
Install globally. Alias: -g
--omitstring
Exclude dev, optional, or peer dependencies from install

Project File Management

--yarnboolean
Write a yarn.lock file (yarn v1). Alias: -y
--no-saveboolean
Don't update package.json or save a lockfile
--saveboolean default: true
Save to package.json (true by default)
--frozen-lockfileboolean
Disallow changes to lockfile
--save-text-lockfileboolean
Save a text-based lockfile
--lockfile-onlyboolean
Generate a lockfile without installing dependencies

Network & Registry

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

Caching

--cache-dirstring
Store & load cached data from a specific directory path
--no-cacheboolean
Ignore manifest cache entirely

Output & Logging

--silentboolean
Don't log anything
--verboseboolean
Excessively verbose logging
--no-progressboolean
Disable the progress bar
--no-summaryboolean
Don't print a summary

Script Execution

--ignore-scriptsboolean
Skip lifecycle scripts in the project's package.json (dependency scripts are never run)
--concurrent-scriptsnumber default: 5
Maximum number of concurrent jobs for lifecycle scripts (default 5)

Installation Controls

--no-verifyboolean
Skip verifying integrity of newly downloaded packages
--trustboolean
Add to trustedDependencies in the project's package.json and install the package(s)
--backendstring default: clonefile
Platform-specific optimizations for installing dependencies. Possible values: clonefile (default),{" "} hardlink, symlink, copyfile

General & Environment

--configstring
Specify path to config file (bunfig.toml). Alias: -c
--dry-runboolean
Don't install anything
--cwdstring
Set a specific cwd
--helpboolean
Print this help menu. Alias: -h