tldr/pages/common/kotlinc.md

kotlinc

Kotlin compiler. More information: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/command-line.html.

• Start a REPL (interactive shell):

kotlinc

• Compile a Kotlin file:

kotlinc {{path/to/file.kt}}

• Compile several Kotlin files:

kotlinc {{path/to/file1.kt path/to/file2.kt ...}}

• Execute a specific Kotlin Script file:

kotlinc -script {{path/to/file.kts}}

• Compile a Kotlin file into a self contained jar file with the Kotlin runtime library included:

kotlinc {{path/to/file.kt}} -include-runtime -d {{path/to/file.jar}}