---
name: "ovm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "owl-lisp"
version: "0.2.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ovm"
---

# ovm(1)

Owl Lisp virtual machine

## NAME

ovm - Owl Lisp virtual machine

## SYNOPSIS

**ovm** *heapimage* *\[arg\]...*

## DESCRIPTION

Owl Lisp is a purely functional Lisp based on a subset of R7RS Scheme. Ovm can be used to run precompiled bytecode images of programs.

## OPTIONS

Ovm needs only one argument, which is the heap image, and the rest of the arguments are passed over to the program.

## EXAMPLES

 $ echo '(lambda (args) (print args) 0)' \| ol -o demo.fasl\
  $ ovm demo.fasl 11 22 33\
  (demo.fasl 11 22 33)\
  $ (echo '#!/usr/bin/ovm'; cat demo.fasl) \>  demo\
  $ chmod +x demo\
  $ ./demo 11 22 33\
  (./demo 11 22 33)\
  $ echo $?\
  0

## SEE ALSO

[**ol**(1)](/ol/1.md), [**gcc**(1)](/gcc/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Owl Lisp and this manual page were written by Aki Helin \<aki.helin@iki.fi\>.