Welcome to Hulo 👋

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Hulo /ˈhjuːloʊ/ is a modern, batch-oriented programming language that compiles to Bash, PowerShell, and VBScript. It is designed to unify scripting across platforms with a clean and consistent DSL.

📦 Install

Direct Downloads

Download pre-built binaries directly from GitHub Releases:

# Linux/macOS
curl -L https://github.com/hulo-lang/hulo/releases/latest/download/install.sh | bash

# Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://github.com/hulo-lang/hulo/releases/latest/download/install.ps1 | iex

From Source

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/hulo-lang/hulo.git
cd hulo

# for Windows
tools/scripts/setup.ps1

# for linux
tools/scripts/setup.sh

mage r

Package Managers

Package Manager	HomePage	Repository
npm	hulo-lang	hulo-npm
pypi	hulo	hulo-py
scoop		scoop-hulo
brew		homebrew-hulo

🚀 Usage

// hello.hl

echo "Hello, World!"

Run hulo hello.hl, and it will compile into:

hello.sh for Unix-like systems
hello.ps1 for Windows PowerShell
hello.bat for Windows Batch
hello.vbs for Windows VBScript
And more targets in future releases!

📖 Documentation

Official Docs - Complete language reference
Examples - Code examples
Discussions - Ask questions and share ideas
Hulo Dev - Learn compiler construction by building Hulo language step by step - from lexer to code generation

🤝 Contributing

All contributions are welcome, including:

Reporting bugs
Submitting issues or feature requests
Translating or rewriting scripts
Sending pull requests

Please see our CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting changes.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more details.

Made with ❤️ for hackers, ops, and anyone who loves clean automation.