aube why

• Usage: aube why [FLAGS] <PACKAGE>
• Aliases: w

Print reverse dependency chains explaining why a package is installed

Arguments

<PACKAGE>

Package name to search for (exact match against package names)

Flags

-D --dev

Only follow chains that start at a devDependency

-P --prod

Only follow chains that start at a production (or optional) dependency

--json

Output as JSON — an array of chain objects

--long

Append each node's .aube/<dep_path> store path to the tree output

--parseable

Tab-separated output: one line per chain, importer\tdep_type\tname@ver\t...

Examples:

$ aube why debug [email protected] /home/user/project

dependencies: express 4.19.2 └── debug 2.6.9 body-parser 1.20.2 └── debug 2.6.9

Only follow chains starting at a devDependency

$ aube why --dev typescript

Include each node's store path

$ aube why --long debug

Tab-separated, one chain per line (pipe-friendly)

$ aube why --parseable debug

JSON: an array of chain objects

$ aube why --json debug