<p>You have a dependency in your project and want to execute a command using it? The <a target="_blank" href="https://pnpm.io/cli/exec">pnpm exec</a> command can help you with that.</p>
<h2 id="heading-an-example">An example</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-bash"> pnpm <span class="hljs-built_in">exec</span> eslint . --ext .ts
</code></pre>
<p>Given that ESLint is a project dependency, this example shows how to use the <code>pnpm exec</code> command to run the ESLint tool on all TypeScript files within the project.</p>
<h2 id="heading-some-use-cases">Some use cases</h2>
<ul>
<li><p>You need to do a specific command that is not part of your npm scripts</p>
</li>
<li><p>You want to execute a tool that is a dependency of your project without having to install it globally</p>
</li>
<li><p>You need to execute a CLI package command in a CI pipeline, and this package is already included in the <code>devDependencies</code> of your project.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="heading-good-to-know">Good to know</h2>
<p>If the command you are using does not conflict with a built-in pnpm command, there is no need to specify 'exec'. Referring to the previous example, you can simply run:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-bash"> pnpm eslint . --ext .ts
</code></pre>
<p>It's one of the small details that make using <code>pnpm</code> so pleasant.</p>


You have a dependency in your project and want to execute a command using it? The [pnpm exec](https://pnpm.io/cli/exec) command can help you with that.

## An example

```bash
 pnpm exec eslint . --ext .ts
```

Given that ESLint is a project dependency, this example shows how to use the `pnpm exec` command to run the ESLint tool on all TypeScript files within the project.

## Some use cases

* You need to do a specific command that is not part of your npm scripts
    
* You want to execute a tool that is a dependency of your project without having to install it globally
    
* You need to execute a CLI package command in a CI pipeline, and this package is already included in the `devDependencies` of your project.
    

## Good to know

If the command you are using does not conflict with a built-in pnpm command, there is no need to specify 'exec'. Referring to the previous example, you can simply run:

```bash
 pnpm eslint . --ext .ts
```

It's one of the small details that make using `pnpm` so pleasant.

Execute commands from dependencies using [pnpm exec](https://pnpm.io/cli/exec); simplify tasks, avoid global installs, enhance CI pipelines

pnpm exec

Execute commands using your project dependencies

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