pm up

Overview

The pm up (or pm update) command updates dependencies in your project. It supports interactive mode and can update to the latest versions.

Syntax

pm up [packages...] [options]
pm update [packages...] [options]

Arguments

string[]

Specific packages to update. If omitted, updates all dependencies.

Options

boolean

default:"false"

Interactive mode - prompts for each update

boolean

default:"false"

Update to the latest version (not restricted by semver range)

Examples

Update All Dependencies

pm up

Output

Running: pnpm update

Update Specific Package

pm up typescript

Output

Running: pnpm update typescript

Update Multiple Packages

pm up react react-dom

Output

Running: pnpm update react react-dom

Interactive Update

pm up -i

Output

Running: pnpm update -i

? Choose dependencies to update:
  ◯ typescript 5.0.0 → 5.1.0
  ◯ react 18.2.0 → 18.3.0
  ◯ vite 4.3.0 → 4.4.0

Interactive mode (-i) is great for reviewing updates before applying them.

Update to Latest

pm up --latest

Output

Running: pnpm update --latest

Combined Flags

pm up -i --latest typescript

Output

Running: pnpm update -i --latest typescript

How It Works

From src/commands/up.ts:18-32:

const updateHandler = (args: {
  i: boolean;
  latest: boolean;
  args: ReadonlyArray<string>;
}) =>
  Effect.gen(function* () {
    const pm = yield* PackageManagerService;
    const extraArgs: Array<string> = [];
    if (args.i) extraArgs.push('-i');
    if (args.latest) extraArgs.push('--latest');
    extraArgs.push(...Array.from(args.args));
    const cmd = ShellCommand.make(pm.name, 'update', ...extraArgs);
    yield* Console.log(`Running: ${pm.name} update ${extraArgs.join(' ')}`);
    yield* runShellCommand(cmd);
  }).pipe(Effect.provide(PackageManagerLayer));

The command:

Detects your package manager
Builds the update command with flags
Executes the update with all arguments

Update Strategies

Semantic Versioning

By default, updates respect semver ranges in package.json:

package.json

{
  "dependencies": {
    "react": "^18.2.0"  // Updates to 18.x.x
  }
}

pm up react
# Updates to latest 18.x.x version

Latest Version

With --latest, ignores semver ranges:

pm up --latest react
# Updates to latest version (e.g., 19.0.0)

Interactive Selection

With -i, choose which updates to apply:

pm up -i
# Shows interactive prompt for each available update

Package Manager Compatibility

Package Manager	Command
pnpm	`pnpm update`
bun	`bun update`
npm	`npm update`

All package managers support update, but some features like -i may vary by package manager.

Common Use Cases

Regular Maintenance

# Update all dependencies within semver ranges
pm up

Major Version Updates

# Update to latest versions interactively
pm up -i --latest

Single Package Update

# Update specific package
pm up typescript

Review Before Update

# Interactive mode to see what will change
pm up -i

Best Practices

Check Current Versions

Use pm ls to see current versions before updating

pm ls

Update Interactively

Use -i flag to review updates

pm up -i

Test After Updates

Run tests after updating dependencies

pm up && pm run test

Commit Lock File

Always commit the updated lock file

git add pnpm-lock.yaml
git commit -m "chore: update dependencies"

pm add - Add new dependencies
pm remove - Remove dependencies
pm ls - List installed versions

Get Started

Core Concepts

Commands

Guides

Overview

Syntax

Arguments

Options

Examples

Update All Dependencies

Update Specific Package

Update Multiple Packages

Interactive Update

Update to Latest

Combined Flags

How It Works

Update Strategies

Semantic Versioning

Latest Version

Interactive Selection

Package Manager Compatibility

Common Use Cases

Regular Maintenance

Major Version Updates

Single Package Update

Review Before Update

Best Practices

​Overview

​Syntax

​Arguments

​Options

​Examples

​Update All Dependencies

​Update Specific Package

​Update Multiple Packages

​Interactive Update

​Update to Latest

​Combined Flags

​How It Works

​Update Strategies

​Semantic Versioning

​Latest Version

​Interactive Selection

​Package Manager Compatibility

​Common Use Cases

​Regular Maintenance

​Major Version Updates

​Single Package Update

​Review Before Update

​Best Practices

​Related Commands

Overview

Syntax

Arguments

Options

Examples

Update All Dependencies

Update Specific Package

Update Multiple Packages

Interactive Update

Update to Latest

Combined Flags

How It Works

Update Strategies

Semantic Versioning

Latest Version

Interactive Selection

Package Manager Compatibility

Common Use Cases

Regular Maintenance

Major Version Updates

Single Package Update

Review Before Update

Best Practices

Related Commands