Documented built-in commands.
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@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ * {#link-operator||str||search-all#}
* {#link-operator||str||replace#} * {#link-operator||str||replace-apply#} -## Building a Docker image +## Building a docker image [Yanis Zafirópulos](https://github.com/drkameleon) contributed a Dockerfile that you can use to create your own Docker image for min based on Alpine Linux.@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
> %terminal% > docker run \-it mindocker -## Running the min Shell +## Running the min shell To start the min shell, run [min](class:cmd) with no arguments. You will be presented with a prompt displaying the path to the current directory:@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ > Tip
> > By default, the min shell provides advanced features like tab-completion, history, etc. If however, you run into problems, you can disable these features by running [min -j](class:cmd) instead, and run min shell with a bare-bones REPL. -## Executing a min Program +## Executing a min program To execute a min script, you can: -* Run `min -e:"... program ..."` to execute a program inline. +* Run `min eval "... program..."` to execute a program inline. * Run `min myfile.min` to execute a program contained in a file. min also supports running programs from standard input, so the following command can also be used (on Unix-like system) to run a program saved in [myfile.min](class:file):@@ -138,13 +138,13 @@ > %tip%
> > You can enable _development mode_ (runtime checks and validations) by specifying `-d` (`--dev`) when running a min program. If development mode is not enabled, min programs run faster. -## Compiling a min Program +## Compiling a min program -min programs can be compiled to a single executable simply by specifying the `-c` (or `--compile`) flag when executing a min file: +min programs can be compiled to a single executable simply by using the built-in `compile` command: > %min-terminal% > -> [$](class:prompt) min -c myfile.min +> [$](class:prompt) min cimpile myfile.min Essentially, this will:@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ If you want to pass any options to the Nim compiler (like `-d:release` for example) you can do so by using the `-n` (or `--passN`) option:
> %min-terminal% > -> [$](class:prompt) min -c myfile.min -n:-d:release +> [$](class:prompt) min compile myfile.min -n:"-d:release --threadAnalysis:off --mm:refc" Additionally, you can also use `-m:<path>` (or `--module-path`) to specify one path containing [.min](class:ext) files which will be compiled as well (but not executed) along with the specified file. Whenever a {#link-operator||lang||load#} or a {#link-operator||lang||require#} symbol is used to load/require an external [.min](class:ext) file, it will attempt to retrieve its contents from the pre-loaded files first before searching the filesystem.@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ For example, the following command executed in the root folder of the min project will compile [run.min](class:file) along with all [.min](class:ext) files included in the [tasks](class:dir) folder and its subfolders:
> %min-terminal% > -> [$](class:prompt) min -c run.min -m:tasks +> [$](class:prompt) min compile run.min -m:tasks Similarly, you can also bundle additional files in the executable by specifying the `-a:<path>` (or `--asset-path`) option. At runtime, the compiled min program will attempt to lookup bundled asset files before checking the filesystem.@@ -172,7 +172,15 @@ > Note
> > In order to successfully compile [.min](class.ext) files, Nim must be installed on your system and min must be installed via nimble. -## Syntax Highlighting +## Getting help on a min symbol + +min comes with a built-in `help` command that can be used to print information on a specific symbol. Essentially, this is equivalent to use the {#link-operator||lang||help#} symbol within the min REPL. + +> %min-terminal% +> +> [$](class:prompt) min help dup + +## Syntax highlighting * If you are using [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/), you can install the official [min extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=h3rald.vscode-min-lang) which provides syntax highlighting support, code folding, and auto-indentation. * If you are using [Vim](https://www.vim.org), a [min.vim](https://github.com/h3rald/min/blob/master/min.vim) syntax definition file is available in the min repo.