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NAME
tsc - TypeScript compiler
SYNOPSIS
tsc --outFile file.js file.ts
tsc @args.txt
OPTIONS
--allowJs
Allow javascript files to be compiled.
--allowSyntheticDefaultImports
Allow default imports from modules with no default export. This
does not affect code emit, just typechecking.
--allowUnreachableCode
Do not report errors on unreachable code.
--allowUnusedLabels
Do not report errors on unused labels.
--baseUrl
Base directory to resolve non-absolute module names.
-d, --declaration
Generates corresponding '.d.ts' file.
--experimentalDecorators
Enables experimental support for ES7 decorators.
--forceConsistentCasingInFileNames
Disallow inconsistently-cased references to the same file.
-h, --help
Print this message.
--init Initializes a TypeScript project and creates a tsconfig.json
file.
--jsx KIND
Specify JSX code generation: 'preserve' or 'react'
--lib Specify library files to be included in the compilation: 'es5'
'es6' 'es2015' 'es7' 'es2016' 'es2017' 'dom' 'webworker'
'scripthost' 'es2015.core' 'es2015.collection' 'es2015.generator'
'es2015.iterable' 'es2015.promise' 'es2015.proxy' 'es2015.re-
flect' 'es2015.symbol' 'es2015.symbol.wellknown' 'es2016.ar-
ray.include' 'es2017.object' 'es2017.sharedmemory'
--mapRoot LOCATION
Specify the location where debugger should locate map files in-
stead of generated locations.
--maxNodeModuleJsDepth
The maximum dependency depth to search under node_modules and
load JavaScript files
-m KIND, --module KIND
Specify module code generation: 'commonjs', 'amd', 'system',
'umd' or 'es2015'
--moduleResolution
Specify module resolution strategy: 'node' (Node.js) or 'classic'
(TypeScript pre-1.6).
--newLine NEWLINE
Specify the end of line sequence to be used when emitting files:
'CRLF' (dos) or 'LF' (unix).
--noEmit
Do not emit outputs.
--noEmitOnError
Do not emit outputs if any errors were reported.
--noFallthroughCasesInSwitch
Report errors for fallthrough cases in switch statement.
--noImplicitAny
Raise error on expressions and declarations with an implied 'any'
type.
--noImplicitReturns
Report error when not all code paths in function return a value.
--noImplicitThis
Raise error on 'this' expressions with an implied 'any' type.
--noImplicitUseStrict
Do not emit 'use strict' directives in module output.
--noUnusedLocals
Report errors on unused locals.
--noUnusedParameters
Report errors on unused parameters.
--outDir DIRECTORY
Redirect output structure to the directory.
--outFile FILE
Concatenate and emit output to single file.
--preserveConstEnums
Do not erase const enum declarations in generated code.
--pretty
Stylize errors and messages using color and context. (experimen-
tal)
-p DIRECTORY, --project DIRECTORY
Compile the project in the given directory.
--reactNamespace
Specify the object invoked for createElement and __spread when
targeting 'react' JSX emit
--removeComments
Do not emit comments to output.
--rootDir LOCATION
Specify the root directory of input files. Use to control the
output directory structure with --outDir.
--skipLibCheck
Skip type checking of declaration files.
--sourceMap
Generates corresponding '.map' file.
--sourceRoot LOCATION
Specify the location where debugger should locate TypeScript
files instead of source locations.
--strictNullChecks
Enable strict null checks.
--suppressImplicitAnyIndexErrors
Suppress noImplicitAny errors for indexing objects lacking index
signatures.
-t VERSION, --target VERSION
Specify ECMAScript target version: 'ES3' (default), 'ES5', or
'ES2015'
--traceResolution
Enable tracing of the name resolution process.
--types
Type declaration files to be included in compilation.
-v, --version
Print the compiler's version.
-w, --watch
Watch input files.
@<file>
Insert command line options and files from a file.
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