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bf is a Brainfuck interpreter written in Elixir.
https://github.com/lukad/bf

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bf is a Brainfuck interpreter written in Elixir.

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# bf

`bf` is a simple [Brainfuck](https://esolangs.org/wiki/brainfuck) interpreter written in Elixir.

## Documentation

Documentation for the latest release is availabe at [hexdocs.pm](https://hexdocs.pm/bf).

## Installation

Automatic installation with mix:

```bash
mix escript.install bf
```

Manual installation

```bash
git clone https://github.com/lukad/bf.git
cd bf
MIX_ENV=prod mix do escript.build, escript.install
```

## Usage

```bash
$ cat < hello.bf
+++++ +++++ initialize counter (cell #0) to 10
[ use loop to set the next four cells to 70/100/30/10
> +++++ ++ add 7 to cell #1
> +++++ +++++ add 10 to cell #2
> +++ add 3 to cell #3
> + add 1 to cell #4
<<<< - decrement counter (cell #0)
]
> ++ . print 'H'
> + . print 'e'
+++++ ++ . print 'l'
. print 'l'
+++ . print 'o'
> ++ . print ' '
<< +++++ +++++ +++++ . print 'W'
> . print 'o'
+++ . print 'r'
----- - . print 'l'
----- --- . print 'd'
> + . print '!'
> . print '\n'
EOF

$ bf hello.bf
Hello World!
```

## Interpreter Info

* Cells are 8 bits wide
* Cells wrap around 256
* `255 + 1 = 0`
* `0 - 1 = 255`
* The tape is 30000 cells large
* The tape pointer wraps around 30000
* '0' on STDIN signals EOF