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.