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< head > < title > Factor< / title > < / head >
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< h1 > The Factor programming language< / h1 >
< h2 > Getting started< / h2 >
< p > If you are reading this README file, you either downloaded a binary
package, or checked out Factor sources from the GIT repository.< / p >
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< li > < a href = "http://concatenative.org/wiki/view/Factor/Getting%20started" > Getting started< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "http://concatenative.org/wiki/view/Factor/Requirements" > System requirements< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "http://concatenative.org/wiki/view/Factor/Building%20Factor" > Building Factor from source< / a > (don't do this if you're using a binary package)< / li >
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< p > To run Factor:< p >
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< li > Windows: Double-click < code > factor.exe< / code > , or run
< code > .\factor.com< / code > in a command prompt< / li >
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< li > Mac OS X: Double-click < code > Factor.app< / code > or run < code > open
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Factor.app< / code > in a Terminal< / li >
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< li > Unix: Run < code > ./factor< / code > in a shell< / li >
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< h2 > Documentation< / h2 >
< p > The Factor environment includes extensive reference documentation and
a short "cookbook" to help you get started. The best way to read the
documentation is in the UI; press F1 in the UI listener to open the help
browser tool. You can also < a href = "http://docs.factorcode.org" > browse
the documentation online< / a > .< / p >
< h2 > Command line usage< / h2 >
< p > Factor supports a number of command line switches. To read command line
usage documentation, enter the following in the UI listener:< / p >
< pre > "command-line" about< / pre >
< h2 > Source organization< / h2 >
The Factor source tree is organized as follows:
< li > < code > build-support/< / code > - scripts used for compiling Factor (not
present in binary packages)< / li >
< li > < code > vm/< / code > - Factor VM source code (not present in binary
packages)< / li >
< li > < code > core/< / code > - Factor core library< / li >
< li > < code > basis/< / code > - Factor basis library, compiler, tools< / li >
< li > < code > extra/< / code > - more libraries and applications< / li >
< li > < code > misc/< / code > - editor modes, icons, etc< / li >
< li > < code > unmaintained/< / code > - unmaintained contributions, please
help!< / li >
< h2 > Community< / h2 >
< p > Factor developers meet in the < code > #concatenative< / code > channel on < a
href="http://freenode.net">irc.freenode.net< / a > . Drop by if you want to discuss
anything related to Factor or language design in general.< / p >
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< li > < a href = "http://factorcode.org" > Factor homepage< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "http://concatenative.org" > Concatenative languages wiki< / a > < / li >
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< p > Have fun!< / p >
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