NAME
Smalltalk - the GNU Smalltalk virtual machine
DESCRIPTION
GNU Smalltalk usage:
gst [ flag ... ] [ file ... ] gst [ flag ... ] { -f | --file }
file [ args ... ]
Short flags can appear either as -xyz or as -x -y -z. If an option is
mandatory for a long option, it is also mandatory for a short one. The
currently defined set of flags is:
-a --smalltalk-args
Pass the remaining arguments to Smalltalk.
-c --core-dump
Dump core on fatal signal.
-D --declaration-trace
Trace compilation of all loaded files.
-E --execution-trace
Trace execution of all loaded files.
-g --no-gc-message
Do not print garbage collection messages.
-H --help
Print this message and exit.
-i --rebuild-image
Ignore the image file; rebuild it from scratch.
--maybe-rebuild-image
Rebuild the image file from scratch if any kernel file is newer.
-I --image FILE
Instead of ‘gst.im’, use FILE as the image file, and ignore the
kernel files’ timestamps.
-K --kernel-file FILE
Make FILE’s path relative to the image path.
-q --quiet --silent
Do not print execution information.
-r --regression-test
Run in regression test mode, i.e. make printed messages
constant.
-S --snapshot
Save a snapshot just before exiting.
-v --version
Print the Smalltalk version number and exit.
-V --verbose
Show names of loaded files and execution stats.
--emacs-mode
Execute as a ‘process’ (from within Emacs)
--kernel-directory DIR
Look for kernel files in directory DIR.
--no-user-files
Don’t read user customization files.
- Read input from standard input explicitly.
Files are loaded one after the other. After the last one is loaded,
Smalltalk will exit. If no files are specified, Smalltalk reads from
the terminal, with prompts.
In the second form, the file after -f is the last loaded file; any
parameter after that file is passed to the Smalltalk program.
AUTHOR
Written by Steve Byrne (sbb@gnu.org) and Paolo Bonzini
(bonzini@gnu.org)
GNU Smalltalk comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
You may redistribute copies of GNU Smalltalk under the terms of the GNU
General Public License. For more information, see the file named
COPYING.
Using default kernel path: /usr/share/gnu-smalltalk/kernel Using
default image path: /usr/lib/gnu-smalltalk
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <help-smalltalk@gnu.org> GNU Smalltalk home page:
<http://smalltalk.gnu.org/>. General help using GNU software:
<http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.
Copyright 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for Smalltalk is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the info and Smalltalk programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info gst
should give you access to the complete manual.