execute it, print any values returned, give you another prompt, and
wait for your next input.
-\f(C
+\f(CR
$ sbcl
...[startup messages elided]...
* (+ 1 2 3)
6
- * (quit)
+ * (exit)
\fR
Most people like to run SBCL as a subprocess under Emacs. The Emacs
Both \-\-end\-runtime\-options and \-\-end\-toplevel\-options are
optional, and may be omitted. They are intended for use in situations
-where any command line options are under user control (eg. in batch
+where any command line options are under user control (e.g. in batch
files): by using them you can prevent options intended for your
program being accidentally processed by SBCL.
<filename>. See the description of \-\-script as a toplevel option
below.
.TP 3
+.B \-\-merge\-core\-pages
+When platform support is present, provide hints to the operating
+system that identical pages may be shared between processes until they
+are written to. This can be useful to reduce the memory usage on
+systems with multiple SBCL processes started from similar but
+differently\-named core files, or from compressed cores. Without
+platform support, do nothing.
+.TP 3
+.B \-\-no-merge\-core\-pages
+Ensures that no sharing hint is provided to the operating system.
+.TP 3
+.B \-\-default\-merge\-core\-pages
+Reverts the sharing hint policy to the default: only compressed cores
+trigger hinting. Uncompressed cores are mapped directly from the core
+file, which is usually enough to ensure sharing.
+.TP 3
.B \-\-help
Print some basic information about SBCL, then exit.
.TP 3
\-\-end\-toplevel\-options.
Causes the system to load the specified file and exit immediately
-afterwards, instead of entering the readl-eval-print loop. If the file
+afterwards, instead of entering the read-eval-print loop. If the file
begins with a shebang line, it is ignored.
.PP
.B info sbcl
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual. Depending on your
-installation it may also be available in HTML and PDF formats in eg.
+installation it may also be available in HTML and PDF formats in e.g.
.IP
.B /usr/local/share/doc/sbcl/
.PP