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7 .TH guile 1 "08 Mar 2008"
9 guile \- a library designed to help programmers create flexible applications
11 /usr/bin/guile [OPTION]...
13 Using Guile in an application allows programmers to write plug-ins, or
14 modules (there are many names, but the concept is essentially the same)
15 and users to use them to have an application fit their needs.
17 For additional information on using guile, see the Info format
18 documentation by running the following command from your shell:
20 .I /usr/sfw/bin/info guile
23 \fBguile\fR is provided for developers who are working on software
24 that has already adopted it. However, it is not recommended that
25 \fBguile\fR be used when developing new software projects.