NAME

       mit-scheme - 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.

       --heap NBLOCKS
              Specify the size of the heap in 1024-word blocks.   The  default
              heap size is 4096 blocks.

       --stack NBLOCKS
              Specify  the size of the stack in 1024-word blocks.  The default
              stack size is 128 blocks.

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

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

       --edit
              Start the text editor automatically.

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

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

       --option-summary
              Print  a  summary of the command-line options, including default
              values.

FILES

       /usr/lib/mit-scheme-<architecture>/
              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

       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".  Usage of the IMAIL mail reader is located in the "IMAIL" topic.