<a target="_blank" href="http://fake.build">FAKE</a> is not only a great build DSL, but it can be used to run any F# script while allowing to specify dependencies inside the script.
<h3 id="heading-steps-to-run-f-script-with-fake-from-zero-configuration">Steps to run F# script with FAKE from zero configuration:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Install .NET Core SDK for your platform: <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/net/download" class="autolinkedURL autolinkedURL-url" target="_blank">microsoft.com/net/download</a>
</li>
<li>Install FAKE global tool: <code>dotnet tool install fake-cli -g</code> (on linux <code>sudo dotnet tool install fake-cli -g</code>)
</li>
<li>Create <code>script.fsx</code> file with this content:
</li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="lang-fsharp">#r "paket: 
 nuget AwesomeLib1
 nuget AwesomeLib2"
#load ".fake/script.fsx/intellisense.fsx"
#if !FAKE
#r "netstandard"
#endif

// Your code here.
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li>Replace <code>AwesomeLib1</code> and <code>AwesomeLib2</code> with your NuGet dependencies.
</li>
<li>Put your code in <code>script.fsx</code>.
</li>
<li>Run your code with <code>fake run script.fsx</code> (<code>fake -s run script.fsx</code> for suppress FAKE output.)
</li>
<li>Profit!
</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="heading-notes">Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><code>#load ".fake/script.fsx/intellisense.fsx"</code> line enables Intellisense support for IDE after the script is run the first time (dependencies need to be downloaded).
</li>
<li>When you change dependencies, you need to delete <code>script.fsx.lock</code> file, to force FAKE to recompute dependencies.
</li>
<li>If you run into some problems, try removing <code>.fake/script.fsx</code> folder.
</li>
</ul>

[FAKE](http://fake.build) is not only a great build DSL, but it can be used to run any F# script while allowing to specify dependencies inside the script.

### Steps to run F# script with FAKE from zero configuration:

* Install .NET Core SDK for your platform: https://www.microsoft.com/net/download
    
* Install FAKE global tool: `dotnet tool install fake-cli -g` (on linux `sudo dotnet tool install fake-cli -g`)
    
* Create `script.fsx` file with this content:
    

```fsharp
#r "paket: 
    nuget AwesomeLib1
    nuget AwesomeLib2"
#load ".fake/script.fsx/intellisense.fsx"
#if !FAKE
#r "netstandard"
#endif

// Your code here.
```

* Replace `AwesomeLib1` and `AwesomeLib2` with your NuGet dependencies.
    
* Put your code in `script.fsx`.
    
* Run your code with `fake run script.fsx` (`fake -s run script.fsx` for suppress FAKE output.)
    
* Profit!
    

### Notes

* `#load ".fake/script.fsx/intellisense.fsx"` line enables Intellisense support for IDE after the script is run the first time (dependencies need to be downloaded).
    
* When you change dependencies, you need to delete `script.fsx.lock` file, to force FAKE to recompute dependencies.
    
* If you run into some problems, try removing `.fake/script.fsx` folder.

How to run any F# script with FAKE

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