97.1 Command line options

The following command line options are available for Maxima:

-f file, --batch=file

Process file in noninteractive mode.

--batch-lisp=file

Process Lisp file file in noninteractive mode.

--batch-string=string

Process string in noninteractive mode.

-d, --directories

Display Maxima directory information.

--disable-readline

Disable readline support.

-g, --enable-lisp-debugger

Enable Lisp debugger.

-h, --help

Display a brief usage summary.

--init=string

Load the Maxima and Lisp initialization files string.mac and string.lisp at startup.

--init-mac=file

Load the Maxima initialization file file at startup.

--init-lisp=file

Load the Lisp initialization file file at startup.

-l lisp, --lisp=lisp

Use Lisp implementation lisp. Use --list-avail to see the list of possible values.

--list-avail

List the available Lisp and Maxima versions.

-p lisp_file, --preload-lisp=lisp_file

Preload lisp_file.

-q, --quiet

Suppress Maxima start-up message.

-r string, --run-string=string

Process string in interactive mode.

-s port, --server=port

Connect Maxima to server on port. Note that this does not create a Maxima server; Maxima is the client.

-u version, --use-version=version

Launch Maxima version version. Use --list-avail to see the list of possible values.

--userdir=directory

Use directory for user directory (default is %USERPROFILE%/maxima for Windows, $HOME/.maxima for others)

-v, --verbose

Print extra information from the Maxima wrapper script.

--version

Print the (default) installed version.

--very-quiet

Suppress expression labels and the Maxima start-up message.

-X Lisp options, --lisp-options=Lisp options

Options to be given to the underlying Lisp.

--no-init, --norc

Do not load the init file(s) on startup.