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Is shell-quote ESM-only? Can you require() it?

quote and parse shell commands

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against shell-quote@1.10.0. JSON

CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on every Node.js version

shell-quote ships CommonJS only. require("shell-quote") works everywhere. import "shell-quote" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Latest
1.10.0 (Jul 10, 2026)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.10.0
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>= 0.4
Weekly downloads
65.9M
License
MIT

Does shell-quote@1.10.0 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("shell-quote") from a CommonJS file and import "shell-quote" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("shell-quote")import "shell-quote"
Node.js 18✓ works✓ works
Node.js 20✓ works✓ works
Node.js 22✓ works✓ works
Node.js 24✓ works✓ works
Node.js 26✓ works✓ works
Bun 1.4✓ works✓ works

How to import shell-quote

ES modules (import)

import shellQuote from "shell-quote";

Named imports from a CommonJS package only work when Node.js can statically detect them. If a named import fails, use the default import and destructure.

CommonJS (require)

const shellQuote = require("shell-quote");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (32 versions; the newest 32 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.0.0 – 1.10.0CommonJSMay 18, 2012

Frequently asked

Is shell-quote ESM-only?

shell-quote@1.10.0 is a CommonJS package. shell-quote ships CommonJS only. require("shell-quote") works everywhere. import "shell-quote" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Can I import shell-quote with ES module syntax?

Yes. import shellQuote from "shell-quote" works in Node.js and Bun because they support importing CommonJS modules. Named imports work only when Node.js can statically detect the exports.

Does shell-quote work in Bun?

Yes. import "shell-quote" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does shell-quote ship TypeScript types?

Yes. shell-quote bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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