NAME

       M2 - start Macaulay2, a software system for algebraic geometry research.

SYNOPSIS

       M2 [option ...] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION

       The command M2 starts Macaulay2, which is a software system devoted to supporting research
       in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.

   Options
       --help print this brief help message and exit

       --no-backtrace
              print no backtrace after error

       --copyright
              display full copyright messasge

       --no-debug
              do not enter debugger upon error

       --debug n
              debug warning message n by signalling an error

       --int  don't handle interrupts

       --notify
              notify when loading files during initialization and when  evaluating  command  line
              arguments

       --no-prompts
              print no input prompts

       --no-readline
              don't use readline

       --no-core
              don't load the Core

       --no-threads
              don't start any additional threads (or tasks)

       --prefix DIR
              set prefixDirectory

       --print-width n
              set printWidth=n (the default is the window width)

       --script
              as  first  argument,  interpret second argument as name of a script implies --stop,
              --no-debug, --silent and -q see scriptCommandLine

       --silent
              no startup banner

       --stop exit on error

       --texmacs
              TeXmacs session mode

       --version
              print version number and exit

       -q     don't load user's init.m2 file or use packages in home directory

       -E '...'
              evaluate expression '...' before initialization

       -e '...'
              evaluate expression '...' after initialization

SEE ALSO

       The    documentation    for    Macaulay2    is    available    locally     starting     in
       ${prefix}/share/doc/Macaulay2/Macaulay2Doc/html/index.html, where ${prefix} is replaced by
       the directory prefix used when the package was installed.  The directory is  available  as
       the  value  of  the  Macaulay2  variable  prefixDirectory,  but the best way to get to the
       documentation is to run the command viewHelp in Macaulay2.

       The home page for Macaulay2 is http://www.math.uiuc.edu/Macaulay2/.

AUTHOR

       Macaulay2 is written by Daniel R. Grayson and Michael E. Stillman with generous support of
       the National Science Foundation, for which we are grateful.

COPYRIGHT

       Macaulay2  is  copyright 2019 by Daniel R. Grayson and Michael E. Stillman.  We permit you
       to use it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or  version  3,  as
       published  by the Free Software Foundation.  This is free software.  There is no warranty;
       not even for merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.