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brainfuck

Welcome to the documentation for the Brainfuck language! Brainfuck is an esoteric programming language known for its minimalistic design. It consists of only eight commands and is known for its extreme simplicity. This documentation aims to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the language and how to use it effectively.

Installation

To get started with Brainfuck, you don’t need any installation. Brainfuck is an interpreted language, which means you can directly run the code using an interpreter. There are several options available for different platforms:

  • Online: You can use online Brainfuck interpreters such as dCode or Brainfuck Visualizer. Simply copy and paste your code into these websites to see the results.
  • Desktop: For desktop usage, you can download and install an interpreter such as BFKit, which supports different platforms like Windows, macOS, and Linux.
  • Command Line: If you prefer command line tools, you can use bf, a Brainfuck interpreter that can be installed globally on your system.

Syntax

Brainfuck provides a limited set of commands, each consisting of a single character. Here are the available commands:

  • > – Increment the data pointer (move the pointer to the right).
  • < – Decrement the data pointer (move the pointer to the left).
  • + – Increment the byte at the data pointer.
  • – – Decrement the byte at the data pointer.
  • . – Output the byte at the data pointer.
  • , – Accept one byte of input and store it in the byte at the data pointer.
  • [ – Jump forward to the corresponding ] if the byte at the data pointer is zero.
  • ] – Jump back to the corresponding [ if the byte at the data pointer is nonzero.

Example

To give you a taste of how Brainfuck works, here’s a simple Hello World program:

++++++++[>++++[>++>+++>+++>+<<<<-]>+>+>->>+[<]<-]>>.>---.+++++++..+++.>>.<-.<.+++.------.--------.

Resources

To learn more about Brainfuck and explore further, you can refer to the following resources: