Run a package's CLI binary without installing it, with pnx (pnpm dlx)

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Documented steps

  1. Run pnx <package> [args] — pnpm fetches the package from the registry without adding it as a dependency, hotloads it, and runs its default command binary. pnpm dlx and pnpx are aliases of pnx.
  2. Pin the version explicitly: pnx create-vue@next my-app, or in a workspace use the catalog: protocol: pnx <package>@catalog:.
  3. When the binary name differs from the package name (or several packages are needed), use --package: pnx --package=@pnpm/meta-updater meta-updater --help; repeat --package for multiple packages.
  4. Use -c/--shell-mode to run the command inside a shell, and -s/--silent to print only the command's own output.
  5. Docs: https://pnpm.io/cli/pnx

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