Command-line tool

v8

brew/v8

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Google's JavaScript engine

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install v8

Linux

brew install v8

Start a REPL (interactive shell)

d8

Run a JavaScript file

d8 path/to/file.js

Evaluate a JavaScript expression

d8 -e "code"

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