bpkg/bpkg

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1973 stars · 104 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

bpkg is a lightweight package manager for bash/shell scripts, handling fetching, installation, execution permissions, and per-project dependencies via a bpkg. manifest. It lets users install shell scripts globally or locally, similar to npm for JavaScript.

Use cases

• install bash scripts from github as packages
• manage shell script dependencies per project
• distribute shell utilities with a package manifest
• run shell scripts without manual chmod and copying
• uninstall globally installed shell scripts

When to choose

• you distribute or consume standalone bash scripts and want npm-like workflows
• you want per-project shell script dependencies in a deps/ folder
• you need a minimal, dependency-light package manager for shell tooling

When to avoid

• you need system packages with compiled binaries or native dependencies
• you manage python, node, or other language ecosystems with their own package managers
• you require strict dependency resolution, locking, or security auditing

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

package-manager cli developer-tools developer-tools cli cross-platform bash shell-scripts package-management installer command-line automation linux macos

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