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decaffeinate: Convert a CoffeeScript v2 file to JavaScript.
$ decaffeinate --use-cs2 ${filename-coffee}
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The command you provided is a command-line instruction using the tool "decaffeinate" with an additional flag "--use-cs2". Here is a breakdown of the command:

  • "decaffeinate": This refers to the decaffeinate tool, which is used to convert CoffeeScript code to modern, ES6 JavaScript.
  • "--use-cs2": This flag is an option specific to decaffeinate and indicates that it should use the "cs2" (CoffeeScript 2) syntax during the conversion process. The "cs2" syntax is a more modern and updated version of CoffeeScript.
  • "${filename-coffee}": This is a placeholder or variable that is expected to be replaced with the actual filename of a CoffeeScript file (with the extension ".coffee") you want to convert. The command assumes that you will substitute "${filename-coffee}" with the proper file name when executing it.

Overall, this command is instructing the decaffeinate tool to convert a CoffeeScript file to modern JavaScript using the "cs2" syntax.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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