pnpm pack
Create a tarball from a package.
Options
--recursive, -r
Added in: v10.11.0
Pack all packages from the workspace.
--out <path>" title="Direct link to --out " translate=no>
Customizes the output path for the tarball. Use %s and %v to include the package name and version, e.g., %s.tgz or some-dir/%s-%v.tgz. By default, the tarball is saved in the current working directory with the name <package-name>-<version>.tgz.
--pack-destination <dir>" title="Direct link to --pack-destination " translate=no>
Directory in which pnpm pack will save tarballs. The default is the current working directory.
--pack-gzip-level <level>" title="Direct link to --pack-gzip-level " translate=no>
Specifying custom compression level.
--json
Log output in JSON format.
--filter <package_selector>" title="Direct link to --filter " translate=no>
Added in: v10.11.0
--dry-run
Added in: v10.26.0
Does everything a normal run does, except actually packing the tarball. Useful for verifying the contents of the tarball.
--skip-manifest-obfuscation
Added in: v11.3.0
Keep the original packageManager field and publish lifecycle scripts in the packed manifest instead of stripping them. The pnpm-specific pnpm field is still omitted.
Life Cycle Scripts
prepackpreparepostpack
You can also use the beforePacking hook to programmatically modify the package.json contents before the tarball is created. This is useful for removing development-only fields or adding publication metadata without modifying your local package.json.