$ import { $ } from 'bun'; // Run shell commands with template literals
const result = await $`echo hello world`;
console.log(result.text()); // 'hello world\n' // Pipe shell output to JavaScript
const files = await $`ls -la src/`.text();
const tsFiles = files.split('\n').filter(f => f.endsWith('.ts')); // Pipe JavaScript to shell
const data = JSON.stringify({ name: 'test', value: 42 });
await $`echo ${data} | jq .name`; // Chain commands
await $`cat package.json | jq .dependencies | sort`;
import { $ } from 'bun'; // Run shell commands with template literals
const result = await $`echo hello world`;
console.log(result.text()); // 'hello world\n' // Pipe shell output to JavaScript
const files = await $`ls -la src/`.text();
const tsFiles = files.split('\n').filter(f => f.endsWith('.ts')); // Pipe JavaScript to shell
const data = JSON.stringify({ name: 'test', value: 42 });
await $`echo ${data} | jq .name`; // Chain commands
await $`cat package.json | jq .dependencies | sort`;
import { $ } from 'bun'; // Run shell commands with template literals
const result = await $`echo hello world`;
console.log(result.text()); // 'hello world\n' // Pipe shell output to JavaScript
const files = await $`ls -la src/`.text();
const tsFiles = files.split('\n').filter(f => f.endsWith('.ts')); // Pipe JavaScript to shell
const data = JSON.stringify({ name: 'test', value: 42 });
await $`echo ${data} | jq .name`; // Chain commands
await $`cat package.json | jq .dependencies | sort`;
// Pipe between shell and Response objects
const resp = await fetch('https://api.github.com/repos/oven-sh/bun');
await $`echo ${resp} | jq .stargazers_count`; // Write to files
await $`echo "Hello" > output.txt`;
await $`cat input.txt >> output.txt`; // Glob support
const count = await $`wc -l src/**/*.ts`.text();
console.log('Total lines:', count);
// Pipe between shell and Response objects
const resp = await fetch('https://api.github.com/repos/oven-sh/bun');
await $`echo ${resp} | jq .stargazers_count`; // Write to files
await $`echo "Hello" > output.txt`;
await $`cat input.txt >> output.txt`; // Glob support
const count = await $`wc -l src/**/*.ts`.text();
console.log('Total lines:', count);
// Pipe between shell and Response objects
const resp = await fetch('https://api.github.com/repos/oven-sh/bun');
await $`echo ${resp} | jq .stargazers_count`; // Write to files
await $`echo "Hello" > output.txt`;
await $`cat input.txt >> output.txt`; // Glob support
const count = await $`wc -l src/**/*.ts`.text();
console.log('Total lines:', count);
import { $ } from 'bun'; try { await $`exit 1`;
} catch (err) { console.log('Exit code:', err.exitCode); console.log('stderr:', err.stderr.toString());
} // Or use .nothrow() to handle errors yourself
const result = await $`might-fail`.nothrow();
if (result.exitCode !== 0) { console.log('Failed:', result.stderr.toString());
}
import { $ } from 'bun'; try { await $`exit 1`;
} catch (err) { console.log('Exit code:', err.exitCode); console.log('stderr:', err.stderr.toString());
} // Or use .nothrow() to handle errors yourself
const result = await $`might-fail`.nothrow();
if (result.exitCode !== 0) { console.log('Failed:', result.stderr.toString());
}
import { $ } from 'bun'; try { await $`exit 1`;
} catch (err) { console.log('Exit code:', err.exitCode); console.log('stderr:', err.stderr.toString());
} // Or use .nothrow() to handle errors yourself
const result = await $`might-fail`.nothrow();
if (result.exitCode !== 0) { console.log('Failed:', result.stderr.toString());
}
// build.ts — cross-platform build script
import { $ } from 'bun'; await $`rm -rf dist`;
await $`mkdir -p dist`;
await $`bun build src/index.ts --outdir dist --minify`;
await $`cp package.json dist/`;
await $`echo "Build complete!"`; // Run tests in parallel
await Promise.all([ $`bun test src/utils/`, $`bun test src/api/`, $`bun test src/components/`,
]);
// build.ts — cross-platform build script
import { $ } from 'bun'; await $`rm -rf dist`;
await $`mkdir -p dist`;
await $`bun build src/index.ts --outdir dist --minify`;
await $`cp package.json dist/`;
await $`echo "Build complete!"`; // Run tests in parallel
await Promise.all([ $`bun test src/utils/`, $`bun test src/api/`, $`bun test src/components/`,
]);
// build.ts — cross-platform build script
import { $ } from 'bun'; await $`rm -rf dist`;
await $`mkdir -p dist`;
await $`bun build src/index.ts --outdir dist --minify`;
await $`cp package.json dist/`;
await $`echo "Build complete!"`; // Run tests in parallel
await Promise.all([ $`bun test src/utils/`, $`bun test src/api/`, $`bun test src/components/`,
]);
# Install Bun
-weight: 500;">curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/-weight: 500;">install | bash # Use $ in any .ts file
bun run build.ts
# Install Bun
-weight: 500;">curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/-weight: 500;">install | bash # Use $ in any .ts file
bun run build.ts
# Install Bun
-weight: 500;">curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/-weight: 500;">install | bash # Use $ in any .ts file
bun run build.ts - Cross-platform — same scripts work on macOS, Linux, Windows
- Template literals — write shell commands as tagged templates
- JavaScript interop — pipe between JS and shell seamlessly
- Built-in — no -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">install, comes with Bun
