###### tags: `Kotlin`

# From Kotlin source to execution of the generated bytecode

Write the simplest Kotlin file, and name it `Main.kt`:

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    println("Hello world!")
}

Then compile the Kotlin file with `kotlinc`, which runs the Kotlin compiler

❯ kotlinc Main.kt

Then run the generated `MainKt.class` bytecode with

❯ java -cp ~/.sdkman/candidates/kotlin/current/lib/kotlin-stdlib.jar:.  MainKt

(where `~/.sdkman/candidates/kotlin/current/lib/` is my actual path to the Kotlin `lib` folder).

And you'll get:

Hello world!