DOT-Files/Gentoo/gentooamd/home/user/.tldrc/tldr/pages/common/bun-why.md

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}}