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42: .TH freem 1 "20 August 2021" FreeM "FreeM User Manual"
43: .SH NAME
44: freem
45: .SH SYNOPSIS
46: .B freem [OPTION...]
47: .SH DESCRIPTION
48: The
49: .B freem
50: program runs an instance of
51: .IR "FreeM"
52: \.
53:
54: FreeM is an implementation of the MUMPS programming language, began by the efforts of the mysterious Shalom ha-Ashkenaz. In response to InterSystems' spree of buying up all competing MUMPS implementations, Shalom gifted FreeM to MUG Deutschland in 1998, in hopes that the MUMPS community would turn it into a viable, freely available, and fully-featured MUMPS implementation.
55:
56: After years of dormancy, the FreeM project has been resurrected, and under the stewardship of Coherent Logic Development and a small core team of contributors, work is proceeding towards completing the original FreeM team's goals, and much more.
57:
58: More information is available at https://freem.coherent-logic.com/
59:
60: Please see the FreeM texinfo documentation for language, database, and administration details ("info freem").
61: .SH OPTIONS
62: .TP
63: \-c, --config
64: Specify a configuration file other than the default.
65: .TP
66: \-h, --help
67: Display a list of valid FreeM command-line options.
68: .TP
69: \-i, --import
70: Causes your UNIX environment variables to be imported into FreeM's local symbol table.
71: .TP
72: \-f, --filter
73: Allows your MUMPS code to be used as a UNIX filter.
74: .TP
75: \-n <NAMESPACE>, --namespace=<NAMESPACE>
76: Selects <NAMESPACE> as the startup namespace instead of USER.
77: .TP
78: \-q, --quiet
79: Disables startup messages and direct-mode prompt string.
80: .TP
81: \-r <ENTRY^ROUTINE>, --routine=<ENTRY^ROUTINE>
82: Causes <ENTRY^ROUTINE> to be executed at startup, instead of ^%ZFREEM.
83: .TP
84: \-v, --version
85: Displays FreeM version information.
86: .TP
87: \-x <MCODE>, --execute=<MCODE>
88: Executes M code <MCODE> at startup, instead of ^%ZFREEM.
89: .SH "RETURN VALUES"
90: Returns 0 for non-error condition.
91: .SH FILES
92: .TP
93: freem.conf
94: The FreeM configuration file. Normally located in $PREFIX/etc/freem.conf.
95: .SH ENVIRONMENT
96: There may be some environment variables that affect the operation of these programs.
97: .SH BUGS
98: Check the issue tracker at https://gitlab.coherent-logic.com/jpw/freem for more detailed information on current bugs.
99: .SH AUTHOR
100: Provided by Shalom ha-Ashkenaz, 1998/06/18 CE, to the stewardship of the
101: MUG Deutschland. The GUMP (Generic Universal M Project) took over after this point,
1.2 ! snw 102: and ownership of the original SourceForge project was handed over to Serena Willis of
1.1 snw 103: Coherent Logic Development LLC in 2014.
104: .br
105: The author's identity is a mystery. Can anyone shed light on this?
106: .br
107:
108: .br
109: Man page written by Ron Fox (rfox@dls.queens.org)
110: .br
1.2 ! snw 111: Maintained and updated by Serena Willis (snw@coherent-logic.com)
1.1 snw 112: .SH COPYRIGHT
113:
114: Copyright (C) 1998 MUG Deutschland
115: .br
116: Copyright (C) 2014-2021 Coherent Logic Development LLC
117:
118: Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
119: this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
120: the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
121: use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
122: of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
123: so, subject to the following conditions:
124:
125: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
126: copies or substantial portions of the Software.
127:
128: THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
129: IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FIT-
130: NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
131: MUG DEUTSCHLAND BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
132: AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
133: WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
134:
135: Except as contained in this notice, the name of FreeM shall not
136: be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings
137: in this Software without prior written authorization from Coherent Logic Development
138: LLC.
139: .SH "SEE ALSO"
140: .BR fmadm (8)
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