Bun's bundler implements a `--compile` flag for generating a standalone binary from a TypeScript or JavaScript file.

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```bash
$ bun build ./cli.ts --compile --outfile mycli
```

```ts#cli.ts
console.log("Hello world!");
```

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This bundles `cli.ts` into an executable that can be executed directly:

```
$ ./mycli
Hello world!
```

All imported files and packages are bundled into the executable, along with a copy of the Bun runtime. All built-in Bun and Node.js APIs are supported.

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**Note** — Currently, the `--compile` flag can only accept a single entrypoint at a time and does not support the following flags:

- `--outdir` — use `outfile` instead.
- `--external`
- `--splitting`
- `--publicPath`

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