CLI Reference

Commands

xe compile <file.xe>
xe compile <file.xe> -o <output>
xe install [--to <directory>]
xe run <file.xe>
xe help

compile

• Without -o, prints generated Rust code to standard output
• With -o, writes temporary Rust code and then invokes rustc to create a native executable
• compile -o produces a binary, not a saved .rs source file
• Extra arguments are rejected instead of being ignored

run

• Compiles the XE file
• Builds a temporary executable with rustc
• Runs the program immediately

install

• Copies the current XE binary into a local bin directory
• Default install target is ~/.local/bin
• --to <directory> lets you choose a custom install directory
• After installation, that directory must be in your shell PATH to run xe directly

help

Shows command usage.