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CoffeeScript is a little language that compiles into JavaScript.
## Installation
If you have the node package manager, npm, installed:
“`shell
npm install -g coffee-script
“`
Leave off the `-g` if you don’t wish to install globally. If you don’t wish to use npm:
“`shell
git clone https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript.git
sudo coffeescript/bin/cake install
“`
## Getting Started
Execute a script:
“`shell
coffee /path/to/script.coffee
“`
Compile a script:
“`shell
coffee -c /path/to/script.coffee
“`
For documentation, usage, and examples, see: http://coffeescript.org/
To suggest a feature or report a bug: http://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/issues
If you’d like to chat, drop by #coffeescript on Freenode IRC.
The source repository: https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript.git
Changelog: http://coffeescript.org/#changelog
Our lovely and talented contributors are listed here: http://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/contributors