---
name: "drgeo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "drgeo"
version: "1.1.0-10"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/drgeo"
---

# drgeo(1)

a GTK+ interactive geometry program

## NAME

drgeo - a GTK+ interactive geometry program

## SYNOPSIS

**drgeo** \[*OPTIONS*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**Dr. Geo** is the OFSET's interactive geometry program.

It is a sort of vector drawing software but with mathematical constraints - we also call this interactive geometry.

It allows one to create geometric figure plus the interactive manipulation of such figure in respect with their geometric constraints. It is useable in teaching situation with students from primary or secondary level.

To find more information concerning the use of **Dr. Geo**, you can consult the online help.

## OPTIONS

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`--').

### GTK options

- **--gdk-debug=***FLAGS*

  Gdk debugging flags to set

- **--gdk-no-debug=***FLAGS*

  Gdk debugging flags to unset

- **--display=***DISPLAY*

  X display to use

- **--sync**

  Make X calls synchronous

- **--no-xshm**

  Don't use X shared memory extension

- **--name=***NAME*

  Program name as used by the window manager

- **--class=***CLASS*

  Program class as used by the window manager

- **--gxid\_host=***HOST*

  - **--gxid\_port=***PORT*

  - **--xim-preedit=***STYLE*

  - **--xim-status=***STYLE*

  - **--gtk-debug=***FLAGS*

  Gtk+ debugging flags to set

- **--gtk-no-debug=***FLAGS*

  Gtk+ debugging flags to unset

- **--g-fatal-warnings**

  Make all warnings fatal

- **--gtk-module=***MODULE*

  Load an additional Gtk module

### drgeo options

- **--version**

  Display **Dr. Geo**' version

- **-f, --file=***filename*

  File to load

- **-e, --evaluate=***filename*

  Evaluate and load a Dr. Geo figure defined in Scheme

- **--texmacs**

  Start Dr. Geo as a TeXmacs plugin, sending EPS figure to the standard output

- **--help**

  Display the command line help

## VERSION

1\.1.0

## SEE ALSO

- **Online manual**

  The online manual available directly from the application.

- **The Dr. Geo homepage at OFSET**

  *http://www.ofset.org/drgeo*

## LICENSE

**Dr. Geo** is licensed under the terms of the General Public License version 2. For information on this license look at the source code that came with the software or see the GNU project page at http://www.gnu.org.

## COPYRIGHT

The copyright on the **Dr. Geo**  software and source code is held by the individual authors and the FSF.

## AUTHORS

### Programming

Lead developer : Hilaire Fernandes http://www.ofset.org

### Graphic

Frederic Toussaint http://www.blender-cafe.org/

### Documentation

Hilaire Fernandes\
 This manual page was initialy written by Andreas Tille \<tille@debian.org\> then by Hilaire Fernandes \<hilaire@ofset.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

### Translations

Adrian Ulises Soto\
 Jean-Philippe Georget\
 Andrea Centomo\
 Tobias Verbeke

### Packaging

Abel Cheung\
 Dag Wieers\
 Hilaire Fernandes