---
name: "pfe"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pfe"
version: "0.33.34-6"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pfe"
---

# pfe(1)

manual page for Portable Forth Environment 0.33.34

## NAME

PFE - manual page for Portable Forth Environment 0.33.34

## SYNOPSIS

**pfe** \[*-#bcdefhklrsv*\] \[*file*\] \[*args*..\]

## DESCRIPTION

Portable Forth Environment 0.33.34 (Jun 13 2004 13:29:34)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © Dirk Uwe Zoller 1993 - 1995.\
 Copyright © Tektronix, Inc. 1998 - 2003.

- **-B**

  **--prefix** DIR                \
   prefix installation path to be used \[.\]

- **-C**

  **--case-sensitive**            \
   turn on case-sensitive matching (no upper) \[OFF\]

- **-c**

  **--caps-lock**                 \
   turn on CAPS lock \[OFF\]

- **-e**

  **--evaluate**                  \
   bootcommand to evaluate

- **-f**

  **--max-files**                 \
   maximum N simultaneously open files \[16\]

- **-F**

  **--lowercase-fn**              \
   convert file names to lower case \[ON\]

- **-G**

  **--float-input**               \
   allow input of floating point numbers \[ON\]

- **-i**

  **--bootfile** FILE             \
   use FILE as forth script inside boot

- **-k**

  **--total-size** SIZE           \
   SIZE of system in KBytes \[1024 K\]

- **-l**

  **--lower-case**                \
   base system's wordlists are case insensitive \[ON\]

- **-L**

  **--license**                   \
   display license

- **-p**

  **--max-pockets** N             \
   number of pockets for S" \[8\]

- **-q**

  **--quiet**                     \
   suppress signon message

- **-r**

  **--ret-stack** SIZE            \
   SIZE of return stack in cells \[0\]

- **-s**

  **--stack** SIZE                \
   SIZE of stack in cells \[0\]

- **-t**

  **--flt-stack** SIZE            \
   SIZE of floating point stack in items

- **-T**

  **--screen** CxR                \
   text screen has C/columns and R/rows \[80x25\]

- **-v**

  **--verbose**                   verbose

- **-V**

  **--version**                   \
   version string

- **-W**

  **--warranty**                  \
   display warranty. Of course: Absolutely none.

- **-y**

  **--bye**                       \
   non-interactive, exit after running file

- \-?

  **--help**                      \
   display this message and exit

-

  \* Turn option off by appending "-" to the letter. \* The given file is loaded initially.

- **-I**

  **--path** \<path\>              \
   add to search path

- **-P**

  **--pipe**                     \
   run in pipe, just read from stdio

- \-!

  **--debug**                    \
   start debugging

-

  \* generic options: (transferred into environment-wordlist) \* **--OPTION-string=**\<str\>    set string 'OPTION' (without **-string** suffix) \* **--OPTION-value=**\<val\>     set value  'OPTION' (without **-value** suffix) \* **--OPTION-**(dir\|file\|image)=\<name\> set a string variable of this name \* **--OPTION-**(init\|command)=\<string\> append/reset an \*-init string of pfe \* **--OPTION-**(ext\|extensions)=\<string\> append/reset ext(ensions) variable \* **--OPTION-path=**\<name\>     append to 'OPTION-PATH' with path-delim \* **--OPTION-cells=**\<val\>     set value 'OPTION-CELLS' in size elements \* **--OPTION-base=**\<val\>      set value 'OPTION-BASE' as if an offset \* **--OPTION-**\<on\|off\>        set value 'OPTION' to flag as true or false \* **--OPTION-name=**\<str\>      set strng '$OPTION' to the name string \* **--OPTION-size=**\<val\[K\]\>   set value '/OPTION', understands K=1024 etc. \* **--max-OPTION=**\<val\[K\]\>    set value '#OPTION', understands K=1024 etc.

-

  e.g. **--map-base** **--map-file** **--dump-file** **--str-buffer-size**

- **--load-image**

  **--make-image** **--block-file** **--boot-file**

- **--max-locals**

  **--max-cpus** **--max-files** **--inc-path**

- **--data-stack-size**

  **--fp-stack-size** **--return-stack-size**

**--editor-name**

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **PFE** is maintained as a docbook manual.  It is usually placed in a **doc/PFE** subdirectory in the filesystem at your site, rendered as html or xml files.