Show HN: Bun-install – Global CLI installer for Bun with local monorepo support

Category: cli-tool

Tags: bun, cli, package-manager, monorepo, installer

Score: 6.0/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 8, Utility: 5)

bun-install is a CLI tool that installs commands from local Bun workspaces or NPM packages into Bun's global package store, with command selection, shebang rewriting to force the Bun runtime, and a no-clobber guarantee. It addresses gaps in Bun's native global install capabilities, such as safety against overwriting existing binaries and working with monorepo workspaces.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, tooling engineers

Repository: https://github.com/joeycumines/bun-install · TypeScript · GPL-3.0

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