Ash is shortly compiled to improve the speed.
It's possible but unrequired and slow/less optimized to work directly in compiled Ash.

:os:bin/ashc [file] [output]
inputs a .ash, outputs a .cash

:os:bin/ashi [file]
interprets a .cash

example

usr$ :os:bin/ashc myscript.ash mycompiledscript.cash

	Ash compiler
		Pass 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
	File compiled to "mycompiledscript".cash!
	[0 warning, 0 error]

usr$ :os:bin/ashi mycompiledscript.cash
Loading Ash interpreter...
[!] Ran as normal user.
    Some functions may not work and cause the script to crash.

usr$

	code sample:

0->number;			# Set 0 to number
getline->text; 		# Get a line and assign text to it
if text == "test":
	cout "Hello world";
end
number++
cout number;

Compile step #1 : Remove comments.
0->number;
getline->text;
if text == "test":
	cout "Hello world";
end;
number++;
cout number;

Compile step #1 : Remove unrequired spaces and indentation and jumplines
0->number;getline->text;if text=="test" :cout "Hello world";end;number++;cout number;

Compile step #2 : Shorten names (obfuscated) - Allows up to 24² variables
0->aa;getline->ab;if ab=="test" :cout "Hello world";end;aa++;cout aa;

Compile step #3 : Shorten operators
0@aa;getline@ab;if ab="test" :cout "Hello world";#;aa$;cout aa;

Compile step #4 : Remove ';' after ends, remove last ';', remove unrequired spaces
0@aa;getline@ab;ifab="test":cout "Hello world";#aa$;cout aa

Compile step #5 : Shorten functions/other names (with prefix °)
0@aa;°gl@ab;°ifab="test":°co "Hello world";#aa$;°co aa

Compile step #6 : Remove unrequired spaces again
0@aa;°gl@ab;°ifab="test":°co"Hello world";#aa$;°coaa

Interpreter behavior :
0 - value found, ready to assign
@ - assignement operator found
aa - variable found, assignement known, assigning 0 to aa
; - found, forgetting temp data of the previous line

° - found, excepting a function/other name
gl - found, checking next token
@ - assignement operator found, getting gl returned value
ab - found, assigning the returned value to ab
; - found, forgetting temp data of the previous line

° - found, excepting a function/other name
if - found, reading statment
ab - variable found, reading value
= - equality operator found, excepting value
" - string found, read value until ". comparing this value to ab's value.

false : read amount of ends (#) + if/for/repeat/while. when == 0, continue going
true : keep going after the ':'

° - found, excepting a function/other name
co - found, checking next token
" - found, no operator between, co is a function. read value until ". passing the value to co.
; - found, forgetting temp data of the previous line

# - found, skipping
aa - variable found
$ - ++ operator found, incrementing aa
; - found, forgetting temp data of the previous line

° - found, excepting a function/other name
co - found, checking next token
aa - found
(EOF) - found, reading aa's value and passing to co