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.