JRUNSCRIPT(1)                    JDK Commands                    JRUNSCRIPT(1)

NAME
       jrunscript - run a command-line script shell that supports interactive
       and batch modes

SYNOPSIS
       Note:

       This tool is experimental and unsupported.

       jrunscript [options] [arguments]

       options
              This represents the jrunscript command-line options that can be
              used.  See Options for the jrunscript Command.

       arguments
              Arguments, when used, follow immediately after options or the
              command name.  See Arguments.

DESCRIPTION
       The jrunscript command is a language-independent command-line script
       shell.  The jrunscript command supports both an interactive (read-eval-
       print) mode and a batch (-f option) mode of script execution.  By
       default, JavaScript is the language used, but the -l option can be used
       to specify a different language.  By using Java to scripting language
       communication, the jrunscript command supports an exploratory
       programming style.

       If JavaScript is used, then before it evaluates a user defined script,
       the jrunscript command initializes certain built-in functions and
       objects, which are documented in the API Specification for jrunscript
       JavaScript built-in functions.

OPTIONS FOR THE JRUNSCRIPT COMMAND
       -cp path or -classpath path
              Indicates where any class files are that the script needs to
              access.

       -Dname=value
              Sets a Java system property.

       -Jflag Passes flag directly to the Java Virtual Machine where the
              jrunscript command is running.

       -l language
              Uses the specified scripting language.  By default, JavaScript
              is used.  To use other scripting languages, you must specify the
              corresponding script engine's JAR file with the -cp or
              -classpath option.

       -e script
              Evaluates the specified script.  This option can be used to run
              one-line scripts that are specified completely on the command
              line.

       -encoding encoding
              Specifies the character encoding used to read script files.

       -f script-file
              Evaluates the specified script file (batch mode).

       -f -   Enters interactive mode to read and evaluate a script from
              standard input.

       -help or -?
              Displays a help message and exits.

       -q     Lists all script engines available and exits.

ARGUMENTS
       If arguments are present and if no -e or -f option is used, then the
       first argument is the script file and the rest of the arguments, if
       any, are passed as script arguments.  If arguments and the -e or the -f
       option are used, then all arguments are passed as script arguments.  If
       arguments -e and -f are missing, then the interactive mode is used.

EXAMPLE OF EXECUTING INLINE SCRIPTS

              jrunscript -e "print('hello world')"

              jrunscript -e "cat('http://www.example.com')"

EXAMPLE OF USING SPECIFIED LANGUAGE AND EVALUATE THE SCRIPT FILE

              jrunscript -l js -f test.js

EXAMPLE OF INTERACTIVE MODE

              jrunscript
              js> print('Hello World\n');
              Hello World
              js> 34 + 55
              89.0
              js> t = new java.lang.Thread(function() { print('Hello World\n'); })
              Thread[Thread-0,5,main]
              js> t.start()
              js> Hello World

              js>


RUN SCRIPT FILE WITH SCRIPT ARGUMENTS
       In this example, the test.js file is the script file.  The arg1, arg2,
       and arg3 arguments are passed to the script.  The script can access
       these arguments with an arguments array.

              jrunscript test.js arg1 arg2 arg3

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