crystal

Tool for managing Crystal source code. More information: <https://crystal-lang.org/reference/using_the_compiler>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/crystal.sh
Alpine
apk add crystal
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S crystal
OS X
brew install crystal
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/crystal
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/crystal crystal powered by Commando

Tool for managing Crystal source code. More information: <https://crystal-lang.org/reference/using_the_compiler>.

  • Run a Crystal file:
    crystal path/to/file.cr
  • Compile a file and all dependencies to a single executable:
    crystal build path/to/file.cr
  • Read Crystal source code from the command line or `stdin`, and execute it:
    crystal eval 'code'
  • Generate API documentation from inline docstrings in Crystal files:
    crystal docs
  • Compile and run a Crystal specification suite:
    crystal spec
  • Start a local interactive server for testing the language:
    crystal play
  • Create a project directory for a Crystal application:
    crystal init app application_name
  • Display all help options:
    crystal help

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