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Getting Started

This guide will walk you through installing the compiler, writing your first script, and executing it.

Step 1: Install Zigma

You have a few options to get the Zigma CLI compiler (zigma).

You can download the latest pre-compiled binary directly from the releases page of the repository. Once downloaded, extract the binary and add it to your system's PATH.

Option B: From Source

If you want the latest features or want to contribute to the language, you can build Zigma directly from the source code using Zig:

git clone https://git.bouvais.lu/adrien/zigma.git
cd zigma
zig build
The compiled executable will be located in the zig-out/bin/ directory.

Or run the cli directly with zig build:

zig build run -- path/to/file.zma --run

Option C: From Python Pip

pip install zigma

Option D: From Package Managers

Maybe one day, but I doubt it.

Step 2: Run

Open your terminal, and just run zigma to start interactive mode.

zigma

Or use --file path/to/file.txt

zigma --file path/to/file.txt