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NAME

       Smalltalk - the GNU Smalltalk virtual machine

DESCRIPTION

       GNU Smalltalk usage:

	      gst [ flag ... ] [ file ... ] gst [ flag ... ] { -f | --file } file [ args ... ]

       Short  flags  can appear either as -xyz or as -x -y -z.	If an option is mandatory for a long option, it is also mandatory for a short one.
       The currently defined set of flags is:

       -a --smalltalk-args
	      Pass the remaining arguments to Smalltalk.

       -c --core-dump
	      Dump core on fatal signal.

       -D --declaration-trace
	      Trace compilation of all loaded files.

       -E --execution-trace
	      Trace execution of all loaded files.

       -g --no-gc-message
	      Do not print garbage collection messages.

       -H --help
	      Print this message and exit.

       -i --rebuild-image
	      Ignore the image file; rebuild it from scratch.

       --maybe-rebuild-image
	      Rebuild the image file from scratch if any kernel file is newer.

       -I --image FILE
	      Instead of `gst.im', use FILE as the image file, and ignore the kernel files' timestamps.

       -K --kernel-file FILE
	      Make FILE's path relative to the image path.

       -q --quiet --silent
	      Do not print execution information.

       -r --regression-test
	      Run in regression test mode, i.e. make printed messages constant.

       -S --snapshot
	      Save a snapshot just before exiting.

       -v --version
	      Print the Smalltalk version number and exit.

       -V --verbose
	      Show names of loaded files and execution stats.

       --emacs-mode
	      Execute as a `process' (from within Emacs)

       --kernel-directory DIR
	      Look for kernel files in directory DIR.

       --no-user-files
	      Don't read user customization files.

       -      Read input from standard input explicitly.

       Files are loaded one after the other.  After the last one is loaded, Smalltalk will exit.  If no files are specified, Smalltalk reads  from
       the terminal, with prompts.

       In the second form, the file after -f is the last loaded file; any parameter after that file is passed to the Smalltalk program.

AUTHOR

       Written by Steve Byrne (sbb@gnu.org) and Paolo Bonzini (bonzini@gnu.org)

       GNU  Smalltalk comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.  You may redistribute copies of GNU Smalltalk under the terms of the
       GNU General Public License.  For more information, see the file named COPYING.

       Using default kernel path: /usr/share/gnu-smalltalk/kernel Using default image path: /usr/lib/gnu-smalltalk

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs  to	<help-smalltalk@gnu.org>  GNU  Smalltalk  home	page:  <http://smalltalk.gnu.org/>.   General  help  using  GNU  software:
       <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

       Copyright 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

SEE ALSO

       The  full documentation for Smalltalk is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and Smalltalk programs are properly installed at your
       site, the command

	      info gst

       should give you access to the complete manual.

Smalltalk version 3.2.4 					   December 2011						      SMALLTALK(1)