---
name: "gbr3"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gambas3-runtime"
version: "3.22.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gbr3"
---

# gbr3(1)

GAMBAS Interpreter

## NAME

gbr3 - GAMBAS Interpreter

## SYNOPSIS

**gbr3** \[options\] \<executable file\> \[\<arguments\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, a mix of Java(tm) and Visual Basic(tm). With Gambas, you can quickly design your program GUI with Qt or GTK+, access database systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQlite or ODBC databases, pilot applications with DBus, translate your program into many languages, create GStreamer, OpenGL or SDL applications, and so on...

**gbr3** is the interpreter that allows you to execute a Gambas executable.

## OPTIONS

- **-a \<path\>**

  override application path

- **-g**

  enter debugging mode

- **-h, --help**

  display help and exit

- **-H, --httpd**

  run through an embedded http server

- **-j**

  disable just-in-time compiler

- **-k**

  do not unload shared libraries

- **-L, --license**

  display license

- **-p \<path\>**

  activate profiling and debugging mode

- **-r \<path\>**

  redirect standard error output

- **-s \<class\>**

  override startup class

- **-t, --trace**

  dump the position of each executed line of code

- **-T**

  list all test modules

- **-T \<tests\>**

  run the specified test modules

- **-V, --version**

  display version

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

See the **gbx3** man page for more information.

## AVAILABILITY

The Gambas website is at: **https://gambaswiki.org/website/**

The Gambas source code is available at: **https://gitlab.com/gambas/gambas/**

The documentation about the language is at: **https://gambaswiki.org/wiki**

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to **http://gambaswiki.org/bugtracker**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright© 2002, 2013 Benoît Minisini \<benoit.minisini@gambas-basic.org\>;

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.