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Is supports-preserve-symlinks-flag ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Determine if the current node version supports the `--preserve-symlinks` flag.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against supports-preserve-symlinks-flag@1.0.0. JSON

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

supports-preserve-symlinks-flag ships CommonJS only. require("supports-preserve-symlinks-flag") works everywhere. import "supports-preserve-symlinks-flag" 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
1.0.0 (Jan 3, 2022)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.0.0
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
>= 0.4
Weekly downloads
46.3M
License
MIT

Does supports-preserve-symlinks-flag@1.0.0 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("supports-preserve-symlinks-flag") from a CommonJS file and import "supports-preserve-symlinks-flag" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("supports-preserve-symlinks-flag")import "supports-preserve-symlinks-flag"
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 supports-preserve-symlinks-flag

ES modules (import)

import supportsPreserveSymlinksFlag from "supports-preserve-symlinks-flag";

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 supportsPreserveSymlinksFlag = require("supports-preserve-symlinks-flag");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (1 versions; the newest 1 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0CommonJSJan 3, 2022

Frequently asked

Is supports-preserve-symlinks-flag ESM-only?

supports-preserve-symlinks-flag@1.0.0 is a CommonJS package. supports-preserve-symlinks-flag ships CommonJS only. require("supports-preserve-symlinks-flag") works everywhere. import "supports-preserve-symlinks-flag" 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 supports-preserve-symlinks-flag with ES module syntax?

Yes. import supportsPreserveSymlinksFlag from "supports-preserve-symlinks-flag" 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 supports-preserve-symlinks-flag work in Bun?

Yes. import "supports-preserve-symlinks-flag" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does supports-preserve-symlinks-flag ship TypeScript types?

No. supports-preserve-symlinks-flag ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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