Bun Shell Has a Free API You Are Not Using

Bun includes a built-in shell for running shell commands from JavaScript with template literals. Cross-platform — same syntax on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Why Bun Shell? Bun's shell lets you write shell scripts in JavaScript with proper error handling, type safety, and cross-platform support. No more child_process.exec. The Free APIs You're Missing 1. Tagged Template Shell Run any shell command with Bun's dollar-backtick syntax. Variables are safely escaped — no injection risk. 2. Output Modes Get output as .text(), .json(), .lines(), or .blob(). Parse command output natively in JavaScript. 3. Cross-Platform Same syntax works on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Bun translates commands to the native shell. 4. Error Handling Use .nothrow() for graceful error handling. Access exitCode, stdout, and stderr as structured data. 5. Piping Pipe between commands and redirect to files, just like a real shell — but with JavaScript error handling. Getting Started curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash