scheme

TLDR

Start REPL

$ scheme

Run file

$ scheme [file.scm]

Evaluate expression

$ scheme -e "[(+ 1 2)]"

Load file then REPL

$ scheme -l [file.scm]

Quiet mode

$ scheme -q

SYNOPSIS

scheme [-e expr] [-l file] [options] [file]

scheme runs Scheme programs. It provides a Lisp dialect.
Interactive REPL. Experiment with code.
Functional programming language. First-class functions.
R5RS/R7RS compatible. Standard Scheme.
Various implementations exist. MIT Scheme, Chez, Guile.

PARAMETERS

-e EXPR

Evaluate expression.

-l FILE

Load file.

-q

Quiet startup.

--help

Show help.

--version

Show version.

CAVEATS

Implementation varies. Name may differ (guile, mit-scheme). Portability concerns.

HISTORY

Scheme was designed by Guy Steele and Gerald Sussman in 1975. Various implementations provide the scheme command.