---
name: "Singular"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "singular"
version: "4.4.1.p5-11"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Singular"
---

# Singular(1)

manual page for Singular for version 4.x.x

## NAME

Singular - manual page for Singular for version 4.x.x

## DESCRIPTION

### Singular -- a Computer Algebra System (CAS) for polynomial computations.

### ESingular: starts-up Singular within emacs.

### TSingular: starts-up Singular within a new terminal

## SYNOPSIS

**Singular \[options\] \[file1 \[file2 ...\]\]**

**ESingular \[options\] \[file1 \[file2 ...\]\]**

**TSingular \[options\] \[file1 \[file2 ...\]\]**

## OPTIONS

- **-b** **--batch**

  Run in batch mode (requires **--link**/--MPhost/--MPport)

- **-c** **--execute**=*STRING*

  Execute STRING on start-up

- **-d** **--sdb**

  Enable source code debugger (experimental)

- **-e** **--echo**\[=*VAL*\]

  Set value of variable \`echo' to (integer) VAL

- **-h** **--help**

  Print help message and exit

- **-p** **--profile**

  Collect profiling data in smon.out

- **-q** **--quiet**

  Do not print start-up banner and lib load messages

- **-r** **--random**=*SEED*

  Seed random generator with (integer) SEED

- **-t** **--no-tty**

  Do not redefine the terminal characteristics

- **-u** **--user-option**=*STRING*

  Return STRING on \`system("--user-option")'

- **-v** **--version**

  Print extended version and configuration info

- **--allow-net**

  Allow one to fetch (html) help pages from the net

- **--browser**=*BROWSER*

  Display help in BROWSER (see help.cnf)

- **--cntrlc**\[=*CHAR*\]

  Automatic answer for CTRL-C prompt

- **--emacs**

  Set defaults for running within emacs

- **--log**=*LOGFILE*

  Log all input to LOGFILE.\*

- **--no-stdlib**

  Do not load \`standard.lib' on start-up

- **--no-rc**

  Do not execute \`.singularrc' file(s) on start-up

- **--no-warn**

  Do not display warning messages

- **--no-out**

  Suppress all output

- **--no-shell**

  Restricted mode: prohibit shell escape commands and links

- **--min-time**=*SECS*

  Do not display times smaller than SECS (in seconds)

- **--cpus=**#CPUs

  maximal number of CPUs to use

- **--threads=**#threads

  maximal number of CPUs to use for threads

**--flint-threads=**#flintthreads maximal number of threads to use in flint library

- **--MPport**=*PORT*

  Use PORT number for connections

- **--MPhost**=*HOST*

  Use HOST for connections

- **--link**=*LINK*

  Use LINK for connections

- **--ticks-per-sec**=*TICKS*

  Sets unit of timer to TICKS per second

- **--dump-versiontuple**

  Display the version-tuple and exit

For more information, type \`help;' from within Singular or visit https://www.singular.uni-kl.de or consult the Singular manual (available as on-line info or html manual).

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **Singular** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.