CLI Reference

Elide supports multiple sub-commands, similar to Git or Bun.

Usage

Syntax:

elide [OPTIONS]
  or:  elide info|help|discord|bug... [OPTIONS]
  or:  elide srcfile.<js|py|rb|kt|java|wasm|...> [OPTIONS]
  or:  elide js|kt|jvm|python|ruby|wasm|node|deno [OPTIONS] [FILE]
  or:  elide run|repl|serve [OPTIONS] [FILE]
  or:  elide run|repl|serve [OPTIONS] [--code CODE]
  or:  elide run|repl [OPTIONS]
  or:  elide run|repl --js [OPTIONS]
  or:  elide run|repl --language=[JS] [OPTIONS] [FILE]
  or:  elide run|repl --languages=[JS,PYTHON,...] [OPTIONS] [FILE]

Runner Commands

run, r, repl: Run a script file or a snippet of code; if no code is given, start an interactive REPL session. Elide will select an appropriate language if given a clearly identifiable source file (Python for .py, Ruby for .rb, etc.).
serve: Alias to run a server in any language; Elide will block until the server exits.
python: Alias to run some Python. Equivalent to elide run --python ....
ruby: Alias to run some Ruby. Equivalent to elide run --ruby ....
js: Opens a file. Equivalent to elide run --javascript .... Note that JavaScript is the default language engine.

Utility Commands

info: Show info about the current installation of Elide.
discord: Open an invite to Elide's Discord server.
help: Show documentation on various topics.
bug, issue: File an issue or a feature request for Elide.
selfupdate: Upgrade Elide to the latest version in-place.

Global Options

Describe what each option is used for:

-h, --help: Show help text for any command.
-v, --version: Show the installed version of Elide and exit.
--verbose: Activate verbose logging.
-d, --debug: Activate debug logging. Caution: Debug-level logging can be very verbose.

Last modified: 11 May 2024