Examples

Hello world on Windows and Linux:

MsgBox, Hello World!

A basic countdown timer with a user interface (full source):

Gui, Add, GroupBox, w255 r3 Section, Select
Gui, Add, Text, xs+10 ys+25 Section, Time:
Gui, Add, Edit, vTimeValue ys-2 Limit3 gValidate
Gui, Add, UpDown, vTime Range1-60, 10
Gui, Add, Radio, vSecs, Seconds
Gui, Add, Radio, vMins xp+65 yp Checked, Minutes
Gui, Font, bold
Gui, Add, Button, vRun ys-4 w65 Default gRun, Start
Gui, Font
Gui, Add, GroupBox, xm w255 r4 Section, Progress
Gui, Font, s24 bold, Calibri
Gui, Add, Text, vCount xs+10 ys+20 w235 Center, 00:00
Gui, Add, Progress, vProgress wp r0.5 -Smooth
Gui, Font
GuiControl, Focus, Time
Gui, Show, , Countdown Timer
Return

Editing files with regular expressions and calculations:

FileRead, text, temperatures.txt
RegExMatch(text, "([+\-]?\d+(?:\.\d+))°[Cc]", celcius)
fahrenheit := celcius * 9 / 5 + 32
StringReplace, newText, text, %celcius%, %fahrenheit%°F
FileAppend, %newText%, temperatures_f.txt

Questions

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