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CHICKEN Scheme

chicken

A compiler and interpreter for the Scheme programming language.

Runs as csi, csc, chicken, chicken-install|macOS, Linux, Windows|www.call-cc.org
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Command form

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Run the CHICKEN interpreter on Scheme files or an expression. Compiler (csc) and chicken-install options are not covered.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun
Run in Otty
otty gui chicken
Run Scheme with csiExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Scheme files
file
Advanced
No banner
-q
Skip .csirc
-n
Import extension
string
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Open REPL, loading files
filesquietno_initrequire
Evaluate an expression
printbatchquietrequire
Run a script
scriptinclude_pathrequire
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Scheme files
Files loaded in order before the REPL starts (or before exit with batch).
path · positional 0 · repeatable
Evaluate expression
string · repeatable
-e
Evaluate and print
string
-p
Run as script
path
-s
Run script with main procedure
path
-ss
Exit after processing
boolean
-b
No banner
boolean
-q
Skip .csirc
boolean
-n
Disable warnings
boolean
-w
Import extension
string · repeatable
-R
Include path
path · repeatable
-I
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
help
-e EXPRESSION, -eval EXPRESSION Evaluate the given expression. -p EXPRESSION, -print EXPRESSION Evaluate and print the result(s) of the given expression. -D SYMBOL, -feature SYMBOL Register feature identifier. -q, -quiet Do not print banner. -n, -no-init Do not load initialization file. .csirc -b, -batch…
manual2026-10-27

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