clj ## run this command in a terminal windowUse any of the following methods to start a basic Clojure REPL in a terminal window:
The easiest way to start a Clojure REPL is with using the clj command of the Clojure CLI tools:
clj ## run this command in a terminal windowYou should see output like the following:
Clojure 1.9.0
user=>See Getting Started to learn how to install the Clojure CLI.
You can exit the REPL by typing Ctrl+D (pressing the Ctrl and D keys at the same time).
If you have installed Leiningen, you can use it to launch a REPL:
lein replYou should see output like the following:
nREPL server started on port 64411 on host 127.0.0.1 - nrepl://127.0.0.1:64411
REPL-y 0.3.7, nREPL 0.2.12
Clojure 1.8.0
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 1.8.0_05-b13
Docs: (doc function-name-here)
(find-doc "part-of-name-here")
Source: (source function-name-here)
Javadoc: (javadoc java-object-or-class-here)
Exit: Control+D or (exit) or (quit)
Results: Stored in vars *1, *2, *3, an exception in *e
user=>If you run lein repl from inside a Leiningen project directory, the library dependencies
and source code of the project will be available at the REPL.
If you have installed Boot, you can use it to launch a REPL:
boot replYou should see output like the following:
nREPL server started on port 50109 on host 127.0.0.1 - nrepl://127.0.0.1:50109
REPL-y 0.3.7, nREPL 0.2.12
Clojure 1.9.0
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 1.8.0_05-b13
Exit: Control+D or (exit) or (quit)
Commands: (user/help)
Docs: (doc function-name-here)
(find-doc "part-of-name-here")
Find by Name: (find-name "part-of-name-here")
Source: (source function-name-here)
Javadoc: (javadoc java-object-or-class-here)
Examples from clojuredocs.org: [clojuredocs or cdoc]
(user/clojuredocs name-here)
(user/clojuredocs "ns-here" "name-here")
boot.user=>