bun remove

Remove dependencies from your project

Basic Usage

terminal

bun remove ts-node

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CLI Usage

terminal

bun remove <package>

General Information

--help · boolean

Print this help menu. Alias: -h

Configuration

--config · string

Specify path to config file (bunfig.toml). Alias: -c

Package.json Interaction

--no-save · boolean

Don’t update package.json or save a lockfile

--save · boolean · default: "true"

Save to package.json (true by default)

--trust · boolean

Add to trustedDependencies in the project’s package.json and install the package(s)

Lockfile Behavior

--yarn · boolean

Write a yarn.lock file (yarn v1). Alias: -y

--frozen-lockfile · boolean

Disallow changes to lockfile

--save-text-lockfile · boolean

Save a text-based lockfile

--lockfile-only · boolean

Generate a lockfile without installing dependencies

Dependency Filtering

--production · boolean

Don’t install devDependencies. Alias: -p

--omit · string

Exclude dev, optional, or peer dependencies from install

Network & Registry

--ca · string

Provide a Certificate Authority signing certificate

--cafile · string

Same as —ca, but as a file path to the certificate

--registry · string

Use a specific registry by default, overriding .npmrc, bunfig.toml and environment variables

Execution Control & Validation

--dry-run · boolean

Don’t install anything

--force · boolean

Always request the latest versions from the registry & reinstall all dependencies. Alias: -f

--no-verify · boolean

Skip verifying integrity of newly downloaded packages

Output & Logging

--silent · boolean

Don’t log anything

--verbose · boolean

Excessively verbose logging

--no-progress · boolean

Disable the progress bar

--no-summary · boolean

Don’t print a summary

Caching

--cache-dir · string

Store & load cached data from a specific directory path

--no-cache · boolean

Ignore manifest cache entirely

Script Execution

--ignore-scripts · boolean

Skip lifecycle scripts in the project’s package.json (dependency scripts are never run)

--concurrent-scripts · number · default: "5"

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

Scope & Path

--global · boolean

Install globally. Alias: -g

--cwd · string

Set a specific cwd

Advanced & Performance

--backend · string · default: "clonefile"

Platform-specific optimizations for installing dependencies. Possible values: clonefile (default), hardlink, symlink, copyfile

--network-concurrency · number · default: "48"

Maximum number of concurrent network requests (default 48)