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ABS is a programming language that works best when you're scripting on
your terminal. It tries to combine the elegance of languages
such as Python, or Ruby, to the convenience of Bash.
such as Python, or Ruby with the convenience of Bash.

``` bash
tz = `cat /etc/timezone`
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[![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/218909.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/218909)
Let's try to fetch our IP address and print the sum of its
parts, if its higher than 100. Here's how you could do it
parts if it's higher than 100. Here's how you do it
in Bash:
``` bash
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fi
```
And here's how you could write the same code in ABS:
And here's the same code in ABS:
``` bash
# Simple program that fetches your IP and sums it up
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}
```
Wondering how you can run this code? Simply grab the latest
Wondering how to run this code? Grab the latest
[release](https://github.com/abs-lang/abs/releases) and run:
```
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## Documentation
Visit [abs-lang.org](https://www.abs-lang.org) or check the [examples directory](https://github.com/abs-lang/abs/tree/master/examples),
which contains a few brief scripts.
which contains a few short scripts.
## Contributing
Wanna hack on ABS locally? The recommended development
environment is inside a Docker container -- simply:
Want to hack on ABS locally? The recommended development
environment is inside a Docker container simply:
* `make build` (builds the container)
* `make run` (sends you inside the development container)
* `make test` (runs the abs tests)
After you make any change, simply run `make test` and check
if any errors pops up. If everything looks fine that means
After you make any change, run `make test` and check
if any errors pop up. If everything looks fine that means
you're ready to [open a pull request](https://github.com/abs-lang/abs/pulls)!
## Status
ABS is fresh and under active development, meaning exciting
things happen on a weekly basis.
ABS is fresh and under active development; exciting
things happen on a weekly basis!
Have a look at the roadmaps [here](https://github.com/abs-lang/abs/milestones):
Have a look at the roadmap [here](https://github.com/abs-lang/abs/milestones):
to know of what version we're currently working on take a look at [abs-lang.org/misc/technical-details](https://www.abs-lang.org/misc/technical-details).

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