bun-shell

import { $ } from "bun";
 
const name = "world";
const dir = "./src";
 
// Safe interpolation (escaped)
await $`echo "Hello ${name}"`;
await $`ls ${dir}`;
 
// Array expansion
const files = ["a.txt", "b.txt", "c.txt"];
await $`touch ${files}`;

import { $ } from "bun";
 
// Pipe commands
const result = await $`cat file.txt | grep "pattern" | wc -l`.text();
 
// Chain with JavaScript
const files = await $`ls -la`.text();
const lines = files.split("\n").filter(line => line.includes(".ts"));

import { $ } from "bun";
 
// Throws on non-zero exit
try {
  await $`exit 1`;
} catch (err) {
  console.log(err.exitCode); // 1
  console.log(err.stderr);
}
 
// Quiet mode (no throw)
const result = await $`exit 1`.quiet();
console.log(result.exitCode); // 1
 
// Check exit code
const { exitCode } = await $`grep pattern file.txt`.quiet();
if (exitCode !== 0) {
  console.log("Pattern not found");
}

import { $ } from "bun";
 
// Text
const text = await $`echo hello`.text();
 
// JSON
const json = await $`cat data.json`.json();
 
// Lines
const lines = await $`ls`.lines();
 
// Blob
const blob = await $`cat image.png`.blob();
 
// ArrayBuffer
const buffer = await $`cat binary.dat`.arrayBuffer();

import { $ } from "bun";
 
// Set env for command
await $`echo $MY_VAR`.env({ MY_VAR: "value" });
 
// Access current env
$.env.MY_VAR = "value";
await $`echo $MY_VAR`;
 
// Clear env
await $`env`.env({});

import { $ } from "bun";
 
// Change directory for command
await $`pwd`.cwd("/tmp");
 
// Or globally
$.cwd("/tmp");
await $`pwd`;

const proc = Bun.spawn(["echo", "Hello World"]);
const output = await new Response(proc.stdout).text();
console.log(output); // "Hello World\n"

const proc = Bun.spawn(["node", "script.js"], {
  cwd: "./project",
  env: {
    NODE_ENV: "production",
    ...process.env,
  },
  stdin: "pipe",
  stdout: "pipe",
  stderr: "pipe",
});
 
// Write to stdin
proc.stdin.write("input data\n");
proc.stdin.end();
 
// Read stdout
const output = await new Response(proc.stdout).text();
const errors = await new Response(proc.stderr).text();
 
// Wait for exit
const exitCode = await proc.exited;

// Inherit (use parent's stdio)
Bun.spawn(["ls"], { stdio: ["inherit", "inherit", "inherit"] });
 
// Pipe (capture output)
Bun.spawn(["ls"], { stdin: "pipe", stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" });
 
// Null (ignore)
Bun.spawn(["ls"], { stdout: null, stderr: null });
 
// File (redirect to file)
Bun.spawn(["ls"], {
  stdout: Bun.file("output.txt"),
  stderr: Bun.file("errors.txt"),
});

const proc = Bun.spawn(["tail", "-f", "log.txt"], {
  stdout: "pipe",
});
 
const reader = proc.stdout.getReader();
while (true) {
  const { done, value } = await reader.read();
  if (done) break;
  console.log(new TextDecoder().decode(value));
}

// Synchronous execution
const result = Bun.spawnSync(["ls", "-la"]);
 
console.log(result.exitCode);
console.log(result.stdout.toString());
console.log(result.stderr.toString());
console.log(result.success); // exitCode === 0

#!/usr/bin/env bun
import { $ } from "bun";
 
// Script logic
const branch = await $`git branch --show-current`.text();
console.log(`Current branch: ${branch.trim()}`);
 
await $`npm test`;
await $`npm run build`;

chmod +x script.ts
./script.ts

#!/usr/bin/env bun
import { $ } from "bun";
 
async function deploy() {
  console.log("🚀 Starting deployment...");
 
  // Check for uncommitted changes
  const status = await $`git status --porcelain`.text();
  if (status.trim()) {
    console.error("❌ Uncommitted changes found!");
    process.exit(1);
  }
 
  // Run tests
  console.log("🧪 Running tests...");
  await $`bun test`;
 
  // Build
  console.log("🏗️ Building...");
  await $`bun run build`;
 
  // Deploy
  console.log("📦 Deploying...");
  await $`rsync -avz ./dist/ server:/app/`;
 
  console.log("✅ Deployment complete!");
}
 
deploy().catch((err) => {
  console.error("❌ Deployment failed:", err);
  process.exit(1);
});

import { $ } from "bun";
 
// Run in parallel
await Promise.all([
  $`npm run lint`,
  $`npm run typecheck`,
  $`npm run test`,
]);
 
// Or with spawn
const procs = [
  Bun.spawn(["npm", "run", "lint"]),
  Bun.spawn(["npm", "run", "typecheck"]),
  Bun.spawn(["npm", "run", "test"]),
];
 
await Promise.all(procs.map(p => p.exited));

import { $ } from "bun";
 
// Pass through stdin
const proc = Bun.spawn(["node"], {
  stdin: "inherit",
  stdout: "inherit",
  stderr: "inherit",
});
 
await proc.exited;

const proc = Bun.spawn(["long-running-process"]);
 
// Kill process
proc.kill(); // SIGTERM
proc.kill("SIGKILL"); // Force kill
 
// Check if running
console.log(proc.killed);
 
// Get PID
console.log(proc.pid);
 
// Wait with timeout
const timeout = setTimeout(() => proc.kill(), 5000);
await proc.exited;
clearTimeout(timeout);

import { $ } from "bun";
 
await $`bun run build`;
await $`bun test`;
await $`bunx tsc --noEmit`;

import { $ } from "bun";
 
const branch = await $`git branch --show-current`.text();
const commit = await $`git rev-parse HEAD`.text();
const status = await $`git status --short`.text();
 
if (status) {
  await $`git add -A`;
  await $`git commit -m "Auto commit"`;
}

import { $ } from "bun";
 
// Find files
const files = await $`find . -name "*.ts"`.lines();
 
// Search content
const matches = await $`grep -r "TODO" src/`.text();
 
// Archive
await $`tar -czf backup.tar.gz ./data`;