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Tools available with Nim
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The standard distribution ships with the following tools:

- | `Documentation generator <docgen.html>`_
  | The builtin document generator ``nim doc2`` generates HTML documentation
    from ``.nim`` source files.

- | `Nimsuggest for IDE support <nimsuggest.html>`_
  | Through the ``nimsuggest`` tool, any IDE can query a ``.nim`` source file
    and obtain useful information like definition of symbols or suggestions for
    completion.

- | `Nim Installation Generator <niminst.html>`_
  | How to generate a nice installer for your Nim program.

- | `C2nim <c2nim.html>`_
  | C to Nim source converter. Translates C header files to Nim.

- | `nimgrep <nimgrep.html>`_
  | Nim search and replace utility.

- | `endb <endb.html>`_
  | Nim's slow platform independent embedded debugger.

- | `estp <estp.html>`_
  | Nim's slow platform independent embedded stack trace profiler.