NAME

       IRAFCL - IRAF Command Language Interpreter

SYNOPSIS

       irafcl [-V|-c|-e] [-f FILE]

       ecl [-V|-c|-e] [-f FILE]

       cl [-V|-c|-e] [-f FILE]

DESCRIPTION

       irafcl,  ecl  or cl starts up the command language interpreter for IRAF, the Image Reduction and Analysis
       Facility.  It can be fed a series of commands that will be executed in sequence.

       The ECL (Enhanced CL) has a number of features over CL, including better  error  handling,  command  line
       editing, new functions and constants. Unless for compatibility reasons, ECL should be used over CL.

       Because  the  names  ecl  and  cl  conflict  with  other commonly used command names for Common Lisp, the
       canonical name of the interpreter is irafcl, which defaults to ECL behaviour.

       -V     Show version of program.

       -e     Force enhanced CL (command line editing etc.)

       -c     Force classic CL

       -x     Start in a new xgterm (or xterm if xgterm is not available)

       -f FILE
              Start with executing FILE

AUTHOR

       Created by Ole Streicher for the IRAF community

IRAF 2.18.1                                        April 2025                                              CL(1)