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The command pnpx
is a command-line tool that is part of the npx
package manager used primarily with the Node.js ecosystem. Here's how this command works:
-
pnpx
is a shorthand form ofnpx
, which stands for "Node Package Execute".npx
is a tool included with npm (Node Package Manager) and allows you to run packages/executables from your localnode_modules
directory without installing them globally. -
${module_name}
represents a placeholder for the name of a specific package or module that you want to execute or run.
By using the command pnpx ${module_name}
, you are using pnpx
(a variant of npx
) to execute or run a specific package locally, without the need for a global installation. When running this command, it will search for the specified ${module_name}
in your local node_modules
directory, and if found, execute it.
For example, if you have a package called webpack
installed locally, you can execute it using the command: pnpx webpack
. This will run the locally installed webpack
package without the need for a global installation.
pnpx
(or npx
) is particularly useful for running packages or executables during development or when working on projects that have dependencies local to the project directory.