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Add a dependency Add a development dependency Add an optional dependency Add a peer dependency Add a Git dependency Add a tarball dependency Install a package under a different name Configuring a monorepo using workspaces Override the default npm registry for bun install Configure a private registry for an organization scope with bun install Using bun install with an Azure Artifacts npm registry Using bun install with Artifactory Add a trusted dependency Generate a yarn-compatible lockfile Migrate from npm install to bun install Configure git to diff Bun's lockb lockfile Install dependencies with Bun in GitHub Actions

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Add an optional dependency

To add an npm package as an optional dependency, use the --optional flag.

Add a development dependency

To add an npm package as a development dependency, use bun add --development .

Add a peer dependency

To add an npm package as a peer dependency, use the --peer flag.