Tables of Allegro CL Commands

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The following commands can be entered in keyword form at the Allegro CL prompt. For example, :EXIT exits Allegro CL.

The following section sorts the commands by category. An alphabetical listing is also available.

Table 1. File and Directory Commands.
Command Abbrev. Description
:cd ------ change into another directory
:cf ------ compile a file
:cload :cl compile and load a file
:dirs :di print the Allegro directory stack
:ld ------ load one or more files
:pwd :pw print the process current working directory

Table 2. Debugger Commands.
Command Abbrev. Description
:arrest :arr arrest a process for debugging
:boe ------ Mark frame to break when exited.
:bottom :bo Zoom at the oldest frame on the stack.
:bt ------ Zoom in a very brief manner.
:continue :cont continue from a continuable error
:current :cur return the expression given by the current stack frame
:dn ------ move down the stack `n' frames, default 1
:edit :ed edit the source for the current stack frame
:EOF ------ either pop or :exit
:error :err print the last error message
:pop ------ pop up 'n' (default 1) break levels
:scont :sc step 'n' forms before stopping
:set-local :set set the value of a local variable
:sover :so eval the current step form, with stepping turned off
:step :st turn on or off stepping
:top :to Zoom at the newest frame on the stack.
:unarrest :unar revoke the debugging arrest reason on a process
:wdebug :wd create a window debugger for the given process (default current)

Table 3. Stack Commands.
Command Abbrev. Description
:bottom :bo Zoom at the oldest frame on the stack.
:bt ------ Zoom in a very brief manner.
:current :cur return the expression given by the current stack frame
:dn ------ move down the stack `n' frames, default 1
:edit :ed edit the source for the current stack frame
:EOF ------ either pop or :exit
:find :fin find the stack frame calling the function `func'
:focus :fo focus the top level on a process
:frame :fr print info about current frame
:function :fun print and set * to the function object of this frame
:hide :hid hide functions or types of stack frames
:local :loc print the value of a local (interpreted or compiled) variable
:pop ------ pop up 'n' (default 1) break levels
:prt ------ pop-and-retry the last expression which caused an error
:reset :res return to the top-most break level
:restart :rest restart the function in the current frame
:return :ret return values from the current frame
:set-local :set set the value of a local variable
:sover :so eval the current step form, with stepping turned off
:step :st turn on or off stepping
:top :to Zoom at the newest frame on the stack.
:unhide :unh unhide functions or types of stack frames
:up ------ move up 'n' (default 1) stack frames
:zoom :zo print the runtime stack

Table 4. Inspector Commands.
Command Abbrev. Description
:inspect :i inspect a lisp object
:who-binds :who-b find bindings of a variable
:who-calls :who-c find callers of a function
:who-references :who-r find references to a variable
:who-sets :who-s find setters of a variable
:who-uses :who-u find references, bindings and settings of a variable
:winspect :wi window inspect a component or *

Table 5. Process Commands.
Command Abbrev. Description
:arrest :arr arrest a process for debugging
:focus :fo focus the top level on a process
:kill :ki kill a process
:processes :pro List all processes
:unarrest :unar revoke the debugging arrest reason on a process

Table 6. Miscellaneous Commands.
Command Abbrev. Description
:args :arg save arguments before calls
:evalmode :eval examine or set evaluation mode
:exit :ex exit and return to the shell
:help :he print this text -- use `:help cmd-name' for more info
:history :his print the most recently typed user inputs
:macroexpand :ma call macroexpand on the argument, and pretty print it
:optimize :opt interactively set compiler optimizations
:package :pa go into a package
:popd ------ cd into the previous entry on directory stack
:printer-variables :pri Interactively set printer control variables
:processes :pro List all processes
:pushd :pu cd to a directory, pushing the directory on to the stack
:trace :tr trace the function arguments
:untrace :untr stop tracing some or all functions

Table 7. Alphabetical List of Allegro CL Commands.
Command Abbrev. Description
:aliases :ali print all command aliases
:args :arg save arguments before calls
:arrest :arr arrest a process for debugging
:boe ------ Mark frame to break when exited.
:bottom :bo Zoom at the oldest frame on the stack.
:bt ------ Zoom in a very brief manner.
:cd ------ change into another directory
:cf ------ compile a file
:cload :cl compile and load a file
:continue :cont continue from a continuable error
:current :cur return the expression given by the current stack frame
:dirs :di print the Allegro directory stack
:dn ------ move down the stack `n' frames, default 1
:edit :ed edit the source for the current stack frame
:EOF ------ either pop or :exit
:error :err print the last error message
:evalmode :eval examine or set evaluation mode
:exit :ex exit and return to the shell
:find :fin find the stack frame calling the function `func'
:focus :fo focus the top level on a process
:frame :fr print info about current frame
:function :fun print and set * to the function object of this frame
:help :he print this text -- use `:help cmd-name' for more info
:hide :hid hide functions or types of stack frames
:history :his print the most recently typed user inputs
:inspect :i inspect a lisp object
:kill :ki kill a process
:ld ------ load one or more files
:local :loc print the value of a local (interpreted or compiled) variable
:macroexpand :ma call macroexpand on the argument, and pretty print it
:optimize :opt interactively set compiler optimizations
:package :pa go into a package
:pop ------ pop up 'n' (default 1) break levels
:popd ------ cd into the previous entry on directory stack
:printer-variables :pri Interactively set printer control variables
:processes :pro List all processes
:prt ------ pop-and-retry the last expression which caused an error
:pushd :pu cd to a directory, pushing the directory on to the stack
:pwd :pw print the process current working directory
:reset :res return to the top-most break level
:restart :rest restart the function in the current frame
:return :ret return values from the current frame
:scont :sc step 'n' forms before stopping
:set-local :set set the value of a local variable
:sover :so eval the current step form, with stepping turned off
:step :st turn on or off stepping
:top :to Zoom at the newest frame on the stack.
:trace :tr trace the function arguments
:unarrest :unar revoke the debugging arrest reason on a process
:unhide :unh unhide functions or types of stack frames
:untrace :untr stop tracing some or all functions
:up ------ move up 'n' (default 1) stack frames
:wdebug :wd create a window debugger for the given process (default current)
:who-binds :who-b find bindings of a variable
:who-calls :who-c find callers of a function
:who-references :who-r find references to a variable
:who-sets :who-s find setters of a variable
:who-uses :who-u find references, bindings and settings of a variable
:winspect :wi window inspect a component or *
:zoom :zo print the runtime stack