Package

webpack-shebang-plugin

This is an all-in-one webpack plugin which prepends hashbangs automatically to the generated bundle files and make it executable -- all revived from your entry source file.

v1.1.8, 3 Aug 2022MITCommonJSTypes: NoneBundler plugins and loaders Node.js utilities

$ npm install webpack-shebang-plugin

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 2.9k; +84% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 4 years ago; v1.1.8
GitHub stars: 2; 0 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

2,942 downloads last week, 18,378 in the last month. The 12-month change of +84% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 1.1.8, 3 Aug 20224 years ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 3 Aug 20221,513 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 7

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 10 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install webpack-shebang-plugin

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/webpack-shebang-plugin@1.1.8/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/webpack-shebang-plugin@1.1.8/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/webpack-shebang-plugin@1.1.8

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generate-package-json-webpack-plugin Generates a package.json file containing the external modules used by your webpack bundle	24.8k	-	6 months ago	CommonJS	-
rollup-plugin-preserve-shebang Automatically preserve a shebang in your entry file.	10.8k	-	6 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
nodemon-webpack-plugin A webpack plugin that starts and reloads a server using Nodemon.	115.1k	-	2 years ago	CommonJS	-
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Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 2942 < 10000.