# tsc > TypeScript compiler. > More information: . - Compile a TypeScript file `foobar.ts` into a JavaScript file `foobar.js`: `tsc {{foobar.ts}}` - Compile a TypeScript file into JavaScript using a specific target syntax (default is `ES3`): `tsc --target {{ES5|ES2015|ES2016|ES2017|ES2018|ESNEXT}} {{foobar.ts}}` - Compile a TypeScript file into a JavaScript file with a custom name: `tsc --outFile {{output.js}} {{input.ts}}` - Compile all `.ts` files of a TypeScript project defined in a `tsconfig.json` file: `tsc --build {{tsconfig.json}}` - Run the compiler using command-line options and arguments fetched from a text file: `tsc @{{args.txt}}` - Type-check multiple JavaScript files, and output only the errors: `tsc --allowJs --checkJs --noEmit {{src/**/*.js}}`