---
name: "kjs5"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libkf5kjs-dev"
version: "5.103.0-1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kjs5"
---

# kjs5(1)

KDE ECMAScript compatible interpreter

## NAME

kjs5 - KDE ECMAScript compatible interpreter

## SYNOPSIS

**kjs5** \[\[--help\] \| \[-help\] \| \[-h\]\] \[\[--version\] \| \[-version\] \| \[-v\]\] \[\[-e *statement*\]\] \[*script*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**kjs** is KDE ECMAScript/JavaScript engine.

## APPLICATION OPTIONS

- **--help**,**-help**,**-h**

  Show **kjs5** usage.

- **--version**,**-version**,**-v**

  Show **kjs5** version.

**-e** *statement*

Executes the statement and exits. For example:

```
kjs5 -e "print('hello world')"
```

*script*

Executes the statements included in file *script*.

## USAGE

**kjs5** *file*, as many other interpreters, when called without parameters uses a line editor to enter statements, showing the prompt

```
JS>
```

To exit the line editor type **quit()** or press **Ctrl+D**.

## SEE ALSO

[*kjscmd5*(1)](/kjscmd5/1.md)

## BUGS

Please use **KDE's bugtracker**\[1\] to report bugs.

## AUTHOR

**Harri Porten** \<porten@kde.org\>

Author.

## NOTES

- 1\.

  KDE's bugtracker

  http://bugs.kde.org