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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against shx@0.4.0. Markdown · JSON

No JS entry point No JavaScript entry point

shx does not expose a JavaScript entry point in package.json. It is likely a CLI, a stylesheet, a type-definition package, or an asset bundle, so require() and import are not the way to use it.

What to do

  1. Do not require() or import shx: it has no JavaScript entry point. Use it as a CLI (npx shx), a stylesheet, an asset, or a type-definition package as its README describes.
  2. TypeScript: no types are available for shx; declare the module yourself if you need them.
Latest
0.4.0 (Mar 17, 2025)
Module format
No JS entry point
Last CommonJS version
n/a
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
>=18
Weekly downloads
1.3M
License
MIT

Does shx@0.4.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("shx")import "shx"
Node.js 18✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 20✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 22✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 24✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 26✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Bun 1.4.0✗ failsError✗ failsError

A failing require() on a CommonJS package usually means the package needs a browser/DOM global, a peer dependency, or a native binary that is not available in a bare Node.js process.

How to import shx

ES modules (import)

import * as shx from "shx";

CommonJS (require)

Not applicable.

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm, corrected where a runtime test of that version contradicted them (14 versions; the newest 14 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.1.0 – 0.4.0No JS entry pointMay 3, 2016

Frequently asked

Is shx ESM-only?

shx@0.4.0 has no importable main entry. shx does not expose a JavaScript entry point in package.json. It is likely a CLI, a stylesheet, a type-definition package, or an asset bundle, so require() and import are not the way to use it.

Does shx work in Bun?

Importing shx failed in Bun 1.4.0 on Sep 9, 2026: error: Cannot find package 'shx' from '/Users/boat/Projects/top-seo/data/probe-work/shx/imp.mjs'

Does shx ship TypeScript types?

No. shx ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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