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PFE(1)				      LGPL				  PFE(1)

NAME
     PFE - manual page for Portable Forth Environment 0.33.71

SYNOPSIS
     pfe [-#bcdefhklrsv] [file] [args..]

DESCRIPTION
     Portable Forth Environment 0.33.71 (Aug 29 2026 02:32:06)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) Dirk Uwe Zoller  1993 - 1995.
     Copyright (C) Tektronix, Inc.  1998 - 2003.
     Copyright (C) Guido U. Draheim 2005 - 2008.

     -B     --prefix DIR
	    prefix installation path to be used [.]

     -C     --case-sensitive
	    turn on case-sensitive matching (no upper) [OFF]

     -c     --caps-lock
	    turn on CAPS lock [OFF]

     -e     --evaluate
	    bootcommand to evaluate

     -f     --max-files
	    maximum N simultaneously open files [16]

     -F     --lowercase-fn
	    convert file names to lower case [ON]

     -G     --float-input
	    allow input of floating point numbers [ON]

     -i     --bootfile FILE
	    use FILE as forth script inside boot

     -k     --total-size SIZE
	    SIZE of system in KBytes [1024 K]

     -l     --lower-case
	    base system's wordlists are case insensitive [ON]

     -L     --license
	    display license

     -p     --max-pockets N
	    number of pockets for S" [8]

     -q     --quiet
	    suppress signon message

     -r     --ret-stack SIZE
	    SIZE of return stack in cells [0]

     -s     --stack SIZE
	    SIZE of stack in cells [0]

     -t     --flt-stack SIZE
	    SIZE of floating point stack in items

     -T     --screen CxR
	    text screen has C/columns and R/rows [80x25]

     -v     --verbose			verbose

     -V     --version
	    version string

     -W     --warranty
	    display warranty. Of course: Absolutely none.

     -y     --bye
	    non-interactive, exit after running file

     -?     --help
	    display this message and exit

	    *  Turn option off by appending "-" to the letter.	* The given file
	    is loaded initially.

     -I     --path <path>
	    add to search path

     -P     --pipe
	    run in pipe, just read from stdio

     -!     --debug
	    start debugging

	    * generic options: (transferred into environment-wordlist)	*  --OP-
	    TION-string=<str>	  set string 'OPTION' (without -string suffix) *
	    --OPTION-value=<val>     set value	'OPTION' (without -value suffix)
	    * --OPTION-(dir|file|image)=<name> set a  string  variable	of  this
	    name   *  --OPTION-(init|command)=<string>	append/reset  an  *-init
	    string  of	pfe  *	--OPTION-(ext|extensions)=<string>  append/reset
	    ext(ensions)  variable * --OPTION-path=<name>     append to 'OPTION-
	    PATH' with path-delim * --OPTION-cells=<val>     set value	'OPTION-
	    CELLS'  in	size  elements * --OPTION-base=<val>	  set value 'OP-
	    TION-BASE' as if an offset * --OPTION-<on|off>	  set value 'OP-
	    TION' to flag as true or false * --OPTION-name=<str>      set  strng
	    '$OPTION'  to  the	name string * --OPTION-size=<val[K]>   set value
	    '/OPTION', understands K=1024 etc.	*  --max-OPTION=<val[K]>     set
	    value '#OPTION', understands K=1024 etc.

	    e.g. --map-base --map-file --dump-file --str-buffer-size

     --load-image
	    --make-image --block-file --boot-file

     --max-locals
	    --max-cpus --max-files --inc-path

     --data-stack-size
	    --fp-stack-size --return-stack-size

     --editor-name

SEE ALSO
     The  full	documentation  for PFE is maintained as a docbook manual.  It is
     usually placed in a doc/PFE subdirectory in the filesystem  at  your  site,
     rendered as html or xml files.

Portable Forth Environment 0.33.71 August 2026				  PFE(1)

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