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name: Add a development dependency
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To add an npm package as a development dependency, use `bun add --development`.
```sh
$ bun add zod --dev
$ bun add zod -d # shorthand
```
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This will add the package to `devDependencies` in `package.json`.
```json-diff
{
"devDependencies": {
+ "zod": "^3.0.0"
}
}
```
---
See [Docs > Package manager](https://bun.com/docs/cli/install) for complete documentation of Bun's package manager.