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swift — Create, run, and build Swift projects. More information: <https://manned.org/swiftc>.

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How to use the swift command: Create, run, and build Swift projects. More information: <https://manned.org/swiftc>.

swift — Create, run, and build Swift projects. More information: <https://manned.org/swiftc>.

Start a REPL (interactive shell):

swift repl

Execute a program:

swift {{file.swift}}

Start a new project with the package manager:

swift package init

Generate an Xcode project file:

swift package generate-xcodeproj

Update dependencies:

swift package update

Compile project for release:

swift build {{[-c|--configuration]}} {{debug|release}}

Start a REPL (interactive shell)

swift repl

Execute a program

swift {{file.swift}}

Start a new project with the package manager

swift package init

Generate an Xcode project file

swift package generate-xcodeproj

Update dependencies

swift package update

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