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The [Godot Engine][godot-engine] is used to run GDScript code.
The Godot Engine runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android.



## Installing Godot Engine

The Godot Engine can be downloaded directly from [the Godot Engine website][download].
The download contains a single executable, named with the Godot Engine version.
There will be one .tar file or two executables in a zip file

For tests
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This file needs to renamed `godot` and placed in one of the `$PATH` directories.

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The binary needs to be in the search path and the godot command needs to work in order to run tests.

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I thought it was JUST for installation?

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The install steps should explain how to get their machine set up so that exercism test will run successfully. This requires a godot executable to be in the system path.

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Err...

After completing the installation, you can verify if the CLI was installed successfully by running this command in a terminal:

```bash
godot --version
```
For general use
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Extract the zip file and open the executuable.

This track uses Godot version 4.7.2.

[godot-engine]: https://godotengine.org/
[download]: https://godotengine.org/download/
[video-guide]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOTZo0a_Fek
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