bun-types/docs/snippets/cli/update.mdx

Type definitions and documentation for Bun, an incredibly fast JavaScript runtime

## CLI Usage

```bash terminal icon="terminal"
bun update <package> <version>
```

### Update Strategy

<ParamField path="--force" type="boolean">
  Always request the latest versions from the registry &amp; reinstall all dependencies. Alias: <code>-f</code>
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--latest" type="boolean">
  Update packages to their latest versions
</ParamField>

### Dependency Scope

<ParamField path="--production" type="boolean">
  Don't install devDependencies. Alias: <code>-p</code>
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--global" type="boolean">
  Install globally. Alias: <code>-g</code>
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--omit" type="string">
  Exclude <code>dev</code>, <code>optional</code>, or <code>peer</code> dependencies from install
</ParamField>

### Project File Management

<ParamField path="--yarn" type="boolean">
  Write a <code>yarn.lock</code> file (yarn v1). Alias: <code>-y</code>
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--no-save" type="boolean">
  Don't update <code>package.json</code> or save a lockfile
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--save" type="boolean" default="true">
  Save to <code>package.json</code> (true by default)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--frozen-lockfile" type="boolean">
  Disallow changes to lockfile
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--save-text-lockfile" type="boolean">
  Save a text-based lockfile
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--lockfile-only" type="boolean">
  Generate a lockfile without installing dependencies
</ParamField>

### Network & Registry

<ParamField path="--ca" type="string">
  Provide a Certificate Authority signing certificate
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--cafile" type="string">
  Same as <code>--ca</code>, but as a file path to the certificate
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--registry" type="string">
  Use a specific registry by default, overriding <code>.npmrc</code>, <code>bunfig.toml</code> and environment variables
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--network-concurrency" type="number" default="48">
  Maximum number of concurrent network requests (default 48)
</ParamField>

### Caching

<ParamField path="--cache-dir" type="string">
  Store &amp; load cached data from a specific directory path
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--no-cache" type="boolean">
  Ignore manifest cache entirely
</ParamField>

### Output & Logging

<ParamField path="--silent" type="boolean">
  Don't log anything
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--verbose" type="boolean">
  Excessively verbose logging
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--no-progress" type="boolean">
  Disable the progress bar
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--no-summary" type="boolean">
  Don't print a summary
</ParamField>

### Script Execution

<ParamField path="--ignore-scripts" type="boolean">
  Skip lifecycle scripts in the project's <code>package.json</code> (dependency scripts are never run)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--concurrent-scripts" type="number" default="5">
  Maximum number of concurrent jobs for lifecycle scripts (default 5)
</ParamField>

### Installation Controls

<ParamField path="--no-verify" type="boolean">
  Skip verifying integrity of newly downloaded packages
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--trust" type="boolean">
  Add to <code>trustedDependencies</code> in the project's <code>package.json</code> and install the package(s)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--backend" type="string" default="clonefile">
  Platform-specific optimizations for installing dependencies. Possible values: <code>clonefile</code> (default),{" "}
  <code>hardlink</code>, <code>symlink</code>, <code>copyfile</code>
</ParamField>

### General & Environment

<ParamField path="--config" type="string">
  Specify path to config file (<code>bunfig.toml</code>). Alias: <code>-c</code>
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--dry-run" type="boolean">
  Don't install anything
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--cwd" type="string">
  Set a specific cwd
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--help" type="boolean">
  Print this help menu. Alias: <code>-h</code>
</ParamField>