[Home](./index.md) > [@userfrosting/merge-package-dependencies](./merge-package-dependencies.md) > [bower](./merge-package-dependencies.bower.md) ## bower() function Merge specified bower packages together. Signature: ```typescript export declare function bower(template: TTemplate, paths: string[], saveTo?: string | null, log?: LogOption): TTemplate; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | template | TTemplate | Template that packages will be merged into. Is validated with \[bower-json\](https://www.npmjs.com/package/bower-json). | | paths | string\[\] | Paths to bower.json files. EG: "path/to/" (bower.json is prepended) or "path/to/bower.json" or "path/to/different.json". | | saveTo | string \| null | If string, saves the generated bower.json to the specified path. Like 'paths', has 'bower.json' prepended if required. | | log | [LogOption](./merge-package-dependencies.logoption.md) | If true, progress and errors will be logged. Has no affect on exceptions thrown. | Returns: TTemplate