`Kotlinc` supports the option `-script`, but I can’t find detailed information about it. Where can I...

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[scaventz]

Kotlinc supports the option -script, but I can’t find detailed information about it. Where can I find the relevant documentation about kotlin script?

[Big Chungus]

You basically need to name entry file as *.main.kts and invoke it via kotlinc -script *.main.kts

[Big Chungus]

Then you have @file:Repository and @file:Depndency or @file:DependsOn file level anotations to manage dependencies.

[Big Chungus]

Other than that it's a regular JVM project.

[gildor]

The most comperhenisve description of Kotlin Scripting you can find in related KEEP (not all parts of which are implemented):
https://github.com/Kotlin/KEEP/blob/master/proposals/scripting-support.md

[gildor]

btw instead of kotlinc -script some.kts there is also kotlin some.kts (available from 1.4 probably, or late 1.3)

[scaventz]

Thank you!

[holgerbrandl]

Also see https://github.com/holgerbrandl/kscript for an alternative runner.

[Vampire]

And there is a brand new parameter to run scripts as if they were named bla.main.kts without the need to have that name.