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sbt — Build tool for Scala and Java projects. More information: <https://www.scala-sbt.org/1.x/docs/>.

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How to use the sbt command: Build tool for Scala and Java projects. More information: <https://www.scala-sbt.org/1.x/docs/>.

sbt — Build tool for Scala and Java projects. More information: <https://www.scala-sbt.org/1.x/docs/>.

Start a REPL (interactive shell):

sbt

Create a new Scala project from an existing Giter8 template hosted on GitHub:

sbt new {{scala/hello-world.g8}}

Compile and run all tests:

sbt test

Delete all generated files in the target directory:

sbt clean

Compile the main sources in src/main/scala and src/main/java directories:

sbt compile

Use the specified version of sbt:

sbt -sbt-version {{version}}

Use a specific jar file as the sbt launcher:

sbt -sbt-jar {{path}}

List all sbt options:

sbt -h

Start a REPL (interactive shell)

sbt

Create a new Scala project from an existing Giter8 template hosted on GitHub

sbt new {{scala/hello-world.g8}}

Compile and run all tests

sbt test

Delete all generated files in the `target` directory

sbt clean

Compile the main sources in `src/main/scala` and `src/main/java` directories

sbt compile

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