---
name: "aqsl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aqsis"
version: "1.8.2-12+b3"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/aqsl"
---

# aqsl(1)

shader compiler from Aqsis Renderer, a 3D rendering solution adhering to the RenderMan(R) standard

## NAME

aqsl - shader compiler from Aqsis Renderer, a 3D rendering solution adhering to the RenderMan(R) standard

## SYNOPSIS

**aqsl** \[*options*\] *\<filename\>*

## DESCRIPTION

- **-o** %s

  specify output filename

- **-i**%s

  Set path for #include files.

- **-I**%s

  Set path for #include files.

- **-DSym**\[=*value*\]

  define symbol \<string\> to have value \<value\> (default: 1).

- **-USym**

  Undefine an initial symbol.

- **-backend** %s

  Compiler backend (default slx).  Possibilities include "slx" or "dot": slx - produce a compiled shader (in the aqsis shader VM stack language) dot - make a graphviz visualization of the parse tree (useful for debugging only).

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

  Print this help and exit

- **-version**

  Print version information and exit

- **-nc**, **-nocolor**

  Disable colored output

- **-d**

  dump sl data

- **-v**, **-verbose**=*integer*

  Set log output level 0 = errors 1 = warnings (default) 2 = information 3 = debug

compiled Jun  5 2012 15:57:24

## AUTHOR

This manual page was created by Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo \<manuel.montezelo@gmail.com\> for Debian, with the help of 'help2man' and adding fixing some issues.  The original Aqsis project doesn't ship manual pages.

## SEE ALSO

The main place for documentation for Aqsis is http://wiki.aqsis.org/