Node → Deno cheatsheet

Node.js	Deno
node file.js	deno run file.js
ts-node file.ts	deno run file.ts
node -e	deno eval
npm i -g	deno install
npm i / npm install	n/a ¹
npm run	deno task
eslint	deno lint
prettier	deno fmt
package.json	deno.json / deno.jsonc / import_map.json
tsc	deno check ²
typedoc	deno doc
jest / ava / mocha / tap / etc	deno test
nodemon	deno run/lint/test --watch
nexe / pkg	deno compile
npm explain	deno info
nvm / n / fnm	deno upgrade
tsserver	deno lsp
nyc / c8 / istanbul	deno coverage
benchmarks	deno bench

¹ See Modules, the runtime downloads and caches the code on first use.

² Type checking happens automatically, TypeScript compiler is built into the deno binary.