Installing CoffeeScript
Hang in there! We're almost done. Now that we have installed Node, it's easy to install CoffeeScript.
npm install -g coffee-script
Tip
If this command fails with a permissions error (which is sometimes reported as an EACCES error), you may need to run it with sudo, as follows:
sudo npm install -g coffee-script
This depends on the permissions of your Node installation, and varies between different systems.
Now you should be able to see a version number when you run the following command:
coffee -v
If so, congratulations! You've installed CoffeeScript!
Tip
If you have trouble installing or using CoffeeScript, the IRC channel is a great place to look for help. You can use your IRC client of choice to connect to the #coffeescript ...
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