elvish(1)

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version 0.21.0 · 3 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 elvish — the manual page, but make it slay 💖

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, and let me tell you about elvish(1) from the General Commands Manual, because this one is genuinely iconic and you're gonna be obsessed 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

elvish — a powerful scripting language & versatile interactive shell, no cap 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

elvish [flags] [script] [args]

like. that's it. that's the whole vibe check. flags, then optionally a script, then whatever args you wanna hand it ✨

🎀 FLAGS 🎀

okay so this is the part where people get scared and honestly? don't. it's just a list. we go through it together, one by one, hand in hand 🧚

  • -buildinfo — spills all the info about how this Elvish build was built, then dips immediately. like a "here's my whole lore" moment and then it's gone 💀
  • -c — treats the first argument as code to execute. i.e. you're saying "bestie this is code, not a file, run it" 🔥
  • -compileonly — parses and compiles your Elvish code but does NOT execute it. it's giving "i did the homework but i'm not submitting it" 📝
  • -deprecation-level int — shows warnings for all features deprecated as of version 0.X. default is 21. so like, turn the dial and it'll be like "girl that thing is old" 🕰️
  • -help — shows usage help and quits. the classic. the icon. 👑
  • -i — a no-op flag, introduced for POSIX compatibility. does literally nothing, and it's serving absolutely nothing, and that's valid 🙈
  • -json — shows the output from -buildinfo, -compileonly or -version in JSON. machine-readable, structured, gorgeous 🌈
  • -l — another no-op flag, introduced for compatibility. also doing nothing. also thriving ✨
  • -log string — path to a file where debug logs get written. for when you need the receipts 🔍
  • -lsp — runs the builtin language server. yes she has a language server built in. she contains multitudes 💜
  • -norc — don't read the RC file when running interactively. skipping the preamble, going straight to business 💅
  • -rc string — path to the RC file to use when running interactively. choose your own opening act 🎀
  • -version — outputs the Elvish version and quits. quick little "hi, i'm version X" and then bye 😭

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the main character energy:

Elvish is an expressive programming language and a versatile interactive shell, combined into one seamless package. not two things. one thing. seamless. periodt 🔥

and the compatibility?? it runs on Linux, BSDs, macOS and Windows. all of them. she's everywhere. she's universal. she's booked and busy 🌍💖

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

  • https://elv.sh — the website, go look, it's cute 🌸
  • Use doc: module for documentations. yes, in-shell docs, iykyk 📚✨

💜 AUTHOR 💜

This manual page was written by Shengjing Zhu <zhsj@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). shoutout to Shengjing, absolute legend for this one 🫶

aaaand that's the whole thing bestie!! mwah 💋

this was elvish 0.21.0, dated 2024-08-15, and yes the manpage name is elvish(1) — now go run something iconic, you've got this 💅✨

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