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description: Walkthrough of how to build Jingle from source
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# Getting Started

## Getting Started

* [Overview](#overview)
* [Cloning the repository](#cloning-the-repository)
* [Optional: Add Jingle to path](#optional-add-jingle-to-path)
* [Running Jingle](#running-jingle)

### Overview

This guide will show you how to get Jingle up and running. It includes instructions for both Windows and Unix platforms.

### Cloning the repository

You must first clone the repository off of GitHub with the following command:

```
$ git clone https://github.com/jingle-lang/jingle.git
```

This will clone the entire Jingle repository into the shell's current directory.

### Optional: Add Jingle to path

You can add Jingle to your path so you can access it at any time by simply typing `jingle` into your command line. There is a script in `source/tooling` that automatically sets your path on Windows and Unix platforms. But you can easily do it manually, without the script.

### Running Jingle

You can simply run Jingle by executing the Python file `jingle.py` in the `source` directory. Without any arguments it will simply show the help page. View the next page to see the CLI commands.
