oven-sh/bun · error

Command not found: ${description}

Error message

Command not found: ${description}

What it means

Error "Command not found: ${description}" thrown in oven-sh/bun.

Source

Thrown at scripts/utils.mjs:1044

export function which(command, options = {}) {
  const commands = Array.isArray(command) ? command : [command];
  const executables = isWindows ? commands.flatMap(name => [name, `${name}.exe`, `${name}.cmd`]) : commands;

  const path = getEnv("PATH", false) || "";
  const binPaths = path.split(isWindows ? ";" : ":");

  for (const binPath of binPaths) {
    for (const executable of executables) {
      const executablePath = join(binPath, executable);
      if (existsSync(executablePath)) {
        return executablePath;
      }
    }
  }

  if (options["required"]) {
    const description = commands.join(" or ");
    throw new Error(`Command not found: ${description}`);
  }
}

/**
 * @returns {string | undefined}
 */
export function getBuildId() {
  if (isBuildkite) {
    return getEnv("BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID");
  }

  if (isGithubAction) {
    return getEnv("GITHUB_RUN_ID");
  }
}

/**
 * @returns {number | undefined}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at scripts/utils.mjs:1044 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of oven-sh/bun@8c5296ac45 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/48c94312c8c3348f. Report an issue: GitHub.