NAME

       mit-scheme — The MIT/GNU Scheme development environment

SYNOPSIS

       mit-scheme [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

       MIT/GNU  Scheme  is  an  implementation  of  the Scheme programming language, providing an
       interpreter, compiler, source-code debugger, integrated Emacs-like  editor,  and  a  large
       runtime  library.   MIT/GNU Scheme is best suited to programming large applications with a
       rapid development cycle.

OPTIONS

       These are some of the more  common  command-line  options.   For  full  information  about
       available  options,  see  the  Texinfo  documentation.   Additional  options  may  also be
       supported by the band.  Use the --help option (last) to see descriptions of all  available
       command-line options.

       --version
              Report various version numbers and copyright information, then exit.

       --heap NBLOCKS
              Specify the size of the heap in 1024-word blocks.

       --stack NBLOCKS
              Specify the size of the stack in 1024-word blocks.

       --library PATH
              Specify  where to look for Scheme's binary files.  PATH should be a colon-separated
              list of directory names.

       --option-summary
              Print the actual values of the machine parameters (like those above).

       --no-init-file
              Don't load the user's init file.

       --edit
              Start the text editor after starting Scheme.

       --eval EXPRESSION...
              Evaluate the specified expressions after starting Scheme.

       --load FILENAME...
              Load the specified files after starting Scheme.

FILES

       .scheme.init or SCHEME.INI
              Scheme loads this file first, if it exists in the user's home directory.

       /usr/lib/<architecture>/mit-scheme/
              Support files.

       /usr/bin/mit-scheme-<architecture>
              Architecture-specific executable.

       /usr/bin/mit-scheme
              Link to architecture-specific executable, to allow  multiarch  installation.   When
              multiple architectures are installed, use update-alternatives(8) to choose.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       MIT/GNU  Scheme  refers  to  a  large  number  of  environment variables.  See the Texinfo
       documentation for details.

EXAMPLES

       To use the evaluator in a command-line interface, type:

       mit-scheme

       To start the editor and use it as a front-end to the evaluator, type:

       mit-scheme --edit

AUTHORS

       The MIT/GNU Scheme Team <bug-mit-scheme@gnu.org>

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for MIT/GNU Scheme is maintained as a set of Texinfo  manuals.   If
       the info program is properly installed at your site, the command

              info "MIT/GNU Scheme User"

       should  give you access to the complete user's manual.  Programming information is located
       in the Info topics “MIT/GNU Scheme Ref” and “SOS”.