Whats the difference beetween deno install and deno compile?

Question

If I do deno --help it shows:

• compile = Compile the script into a self-contained executable
• install = Install script as an executable

What's the difference between these two commands?

Answer 1

Command	Output	Self contained 1	Deno runtime integrated 2	Deno 2.X 3
compile	binary	y	y	y
install	script (shell / .bat)	n	n	y
bundle	.js	y	n	n

¹ self contained := includes local and remote dependencies / scripts, single file

² integrated := no separate runtime is needed

³ Whether a feature is available in Deno 2.X

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