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deno x jsr:@std/http/file-server
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## Specifying the package separately from the binary

Some npm packages expose multiple binaries — `typescript` ships both `tsc` and
`tsserver`, for example. Starting in Deno 2.8, `--package` (`-p`) lets you
choose the package and the binary independently, matching the
`npx -p <package> <binary>` convention:

```sh
# Run `tsc` from the typescript package
deno x -p typescript tsc

# Pin the package version
deno x -p typescript@5 tsc
```

The previous form `deno x typescript/tsc` still works.

## How it works

`deno x` downloads the package to the global cache (if not already cached),
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