coffee-script

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CoffeeScript is a little language that compiles into JavaScript.

Installation

Once you have Node.js installed:

npm install --global coffeescript

Leave off the --global if you don’t wish to install globally.

Getting Started

Execute a script:

coffee /path/to/script.coffee

Compile a script:

coffee -c /path/to/script.coffee

For documentation, usage, and examples, see: http://coffeescript.org/

To suggest a feature or report a bug: https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/issues

If you’d like to chat, drop by #coffeescript on Freenode IRC.

The source repository: https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript.git

Changelog: http://coffeescript.org/#changelog

Our lovely and talented contributors are listed here: https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/contributors

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