pnpm why

Shows all packages that depend on the specified package.

Options

--recursive, -r

Show the dependency tree for the specified package on every package in subdirectories or on every workspace package when executed inside a workspace.

--json

Added in: 3.7.0

Show information in JSON format.

--long

Show verbose output.

--parseable

Show parseable output instead of tree view.

--global

List packages in the global install directory instead of in the current project.

--prod, -P

Only display the dependency tree for packages in dependencies.

--dev, -D

Only display the dependency tree for packages in devDependencies.

--filter <package_selector>

Read more about filtering.