tldr/pages/common/coffee.md

coffee

Executes CoffeeScript scripts or compiles them into JavaScript. More information: https://coffeescript.org#cli.

• Run a script:

coffee {{path/to/file.coffee}}

• Compile to JavaScript and save to a file with the same name:

coffee --compile {{path/to/file.coffee}}

• Compile to JavaScript and save to a given output file:

coffee --compile {{path/to/file.coffee}} --output {{path/to/file.js}}

• Start a REPL (interactive shell):

coffee --interactive

• Watch script for changes and re-run script:

coffee --watch {{path/to/file.coffee}}