


CLISP(1)                                                 CLISP(1)


NAME
       clisp - Common Lisp language interpreter and compiler

SYNOPSIS
       clisp  [ -h ] [ -m memsize ] [ -s stacksize ] [ -M memfile
       ] [ -q ] [ -i initfile ...  ] [ -c [ -l ] lispfile ...   ]
       [ -x expression ]

DESCRIPTION
       Invokes the common lisp interpreter and compiler.  Invoked
       without arguments, executes  a  read-eval-print  loop,  in
       which  expressions  are  in turn read from standard input,
       evaluated by the lisp interpreter, and their results  out-
       put  to  standard  output.  Invoked with -c, the specified
       lisp files are compiled to a bytecode that can be executed
       more efficiently.

OPTIONS
       -h     Displays a help message on how to use clisp.

       -m memsize
              Sets  the  amount  of memory clisp tries to grab on
              startup.  The amount may be given as nnnnnnn  (mea-
              sured in bytes), nnnnK or nnnnKB (measured in kilo-
              bytes)  or  nM  or  nMB  (measured  in  megabytes).
              Default  is  2.5  megabytes.   The argument is con-
              strained between 100 KB and 16 MB.  -- This version
              of  clisp allocates memory dynamically.  memsize is
              essentially ignored.

       -s stacksize
              Sets the size of  the  stack  clisp  allocates  for
              itself.  The  syntax  is  the  same as for memsize.
              Default is one eighth of memsize.  The argument  is
              constrained between 40 KB and 8 MB.

       -M memfile
              Specifies the initial memory image.  This must be a
              memory dump produced by the saveinitmem function.

       -q     Quiet: clisp displays no banner at startup  and  no
              good-bye message when quitting.

       -i initfile ...
              Specifies  initialization  files  to  be  loaded at
              startup. These should be lisp files (source or com-
              piled).

       -c lispfile ...
              Compiles  the  specified lispfiles to bytecode. The
              compiled files can then be loaded  instead  of  the
              sources to gain efficiency.

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              be produced.  Useful only for debugging purposes.

       -x expressions
              Executes a series of arbitrary expressions  instead
              of  a  read-eval-print  loop.   The  values  of the
              expressions will be output to standard output.  Due
              to  the  argument processing done by the shell, the
              expressions must be enclosed in single quotes,  and
              double  quotes  and backslashes must be preceded by
              backslashes.


REFERENCE
       The language implemented conforms to
              Guy L. Steele Jr.: Common Lisp - The Language.
              Digital Press. 1st edition 1984, 465 pages.
              ("CLtL1" for short)
       and to the older parts of
              Guy L. Steele Jr.: Common Lisp - The Language.
              Digital Press. 2nd edition 1990, 1032 pages.
              ("CLtL2" for short)

USE
       help   to get some on-line help.

       (apropos name)
              lists the symbols relating to name.

       (exit) or (quit) or (bye)
              to quit clisp.

       EOF (Ctrl-Z)
              to leave the current read-eval-print loop.

FILES
       lisp.exe
              main executable

       lispinit.mem
              initial memory image

       config.lsp
              site-dependent configuration

       *.lsp  lisp source

       *.fas  lisp code, compiled by clisp

       *.lib  lisp source library information, generated and used
              by the clisp compiler

ENVIRONMENT
       COMSPEC (DOS, OS/2 implementations only)
              is  used  to find the command interpreter called by



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              the function shell.

SEE ALSO
       cmulisp(1), emacs(1).

BUGS
       The function inspect is not implemented.

       Only very few extensions from CLtL2 are supported.

       No on-line documentation beyond apropos  and  describe  is
       available.

PROJECTS
       Writing on-line documentation.

       Building  a  foreign function interface (ability to call C
       code directly).

       Write inspect.

       Enhance the compiler such that it can inline  local  func-
       tions.

       Specify  a portable set of window and graphics operations.

AUTHORS
       Bruno  Haible   <haible@ma2s2.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de>
       and Michael Stoll.




























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