QuikRun

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Usage ​

Basic Usage ​

bash
quikrun <file>

Quikrun detects how to run the file automatically by checking its shebang line first, then its extension.

bash
quikrun hello.py       # runs: python3 hello.py
quikrun hello.js       # runs: node hello.js
quikrun hello.c        # compiles with gcc, then runs the binary

  • To view the help menu:

    bash
      quikrun --help

  • To print the version:

    bash
    quikrun --version

Passing Arguments to Script ​

  • For simple cases with no flag conflicts:

    bash
    quikrun script.py arg1 arg2

  • Use the -- separator to forward arguments to the script instead of quikrun:

    bash
    quikrun script.py -- --verbose --output result.txt
#                 ↑ everything after '--' goes to script.py

Shebang Detection ​

If the file starts with a shebang (#!), quikrun will execute it directly ignoring extension:

bash
# my_script (no extension, shebang: #!/usr/bin/env python3)
quikrun my_script

Exit Codes ​

Quikrun forwards the exit code of the executed script directly to the shell, so you can use it in pipelines and scripts:

bash
quikrun test.py || echo "script failed"