tldr/pages/common/scala-cli.md

scala-cli

Tool to interact with the Scala programming language. More information: https://scala-cli.virtuslab.org/docs/overview/.

• Start a REPL (interactive shell) using a specific Scala and JVM version:

scala-cli --scala {{3.1.0}} --jvm {{temurin:17}}

• Compile and run a Scala script:

scala-cli run {{path/to/script.scala}}

• Compile and test a Scala script:

scala-cli test {{path/to/script.scala}}

• Format a Scala script, updating the file in-place:

scala-cli fmt {{path/to/script.scala}}

• Generate files for IDE (VSCode and IntelliJ) support:

scala-cli setup-ide {{path/to/script.scala}}