In the pnpm environment, you can utilize functionality similar to npm's npx command. npx is a tool provided by npm that allows users to run packages that are not globally installed. pnpm has a similar command called pnpx, but starting from pnpm version 6, pnpx is marked as deprecated, and it is recommended to use pnpm dlx directly.
The pnpm dlx command functions similarly to npx, allowing you to execute an npm package that is not installed locally. This enables you to run a command temporarily without adding it to the project's dependencies. For example, if you want to run create-react-app to initialize a new React project, you can use the following command:
pnpm dlx create-react-app my-app
This command will temporarily install create-react-app and immediately create a new React application in the my-app directory without adding create-react-app as a global or project dependency.
One benefit of using pnpm dlx is that it leverages pnpm's storage mechanism, even for temporary installations, effectively saving disk space and speeding up subsequent executions.