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# CoffeeScript compiler for Windows
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A simple command-line utilty for Windows that will compile `*.coffee` files to JavaScript `*.js` files using [CoffeeScript](http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/) and the venerable Windows Script Host, ubiquitous on Windows since the 90s.
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## Usage
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To use it, invoke `coffee.cmd` like so:
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coffee input.coffee output.js
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If an output is not specified, it is written to `stdout`. In neither an input or output are specified then data is assumed to be on `stdin`. For example:
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type input.coffee | coffee > output.js
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Errors are written to `stderr`.
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In the `test` directory there's a version of the standard CoffeeScript tests which can be kicked off using `test.cmd`. The test just attempts to compile the *.coffee files but doesn't execute them.
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To upgrade to the latest CoffeeScript simply replace `coffee-script.js` from the upstream https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/blob/master/extras/coffee-script.js (the tests will likely need updating as well, if you want to run them).
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