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esbuild: Bundle a list of files to an output directory.
$ esbuild --bundle --outdir=${path-to-output_directory} ${filename1 filename2 ---}
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This command is using esbuild, a fast JavaScript bundler, to bundle multiple JavaScript or TypeScript files into a single output file. Here's a breakdown of the command:

  • esbuild: This is the command for running the esbuild bundler.
  • --bundle: This flag tells esbuild to bundle the specified files.
  • --outdir=${path-to-output_directory}: This flag specifies the output directory where the bundled file will be saved. ${path-to-output_directory} should be replaced with the actual path to your desired output directory.
  • ${filename1 filename2 ---}: This represents the list of input files that will be bundled. ${filename1 filename2 ---} should be replaced with the actual names of the files you want to bundle, separated by spaces.

For example, if you have two files file1.js and file2.js that you want to bundle, and you want the output file to be saved in the dist directory, you would run the command as follows:

esbuild --bundle --outdir=./dist file1.js file2.js

The bundled output file will be saved in the dist directory.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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