---
name: "pforth"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pforth"
version: "1:2.0.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pforth"
---

# pforth(1)

an ANS Forth interpreter written in ANSI 'C'

## NAME

pForth - an ANS Forth interpreter written in ANSI 'C'

## SYNOPSIS

**pforth** *\[options\] files ...*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**pForth** is an interpreter for the ANS Forth language.  It implements the Core, Core Extensions, File-Access, Floating-Point, Locals, Programming-Tools, and Strings word sets.

Any files specified on the command line will be processed as if typed.  This is useful for scripting.

## OPTIONS

- **-d\<filename.dic\>**

  Specify an alternate dictionary.  By default, pforth.dic will be searched for first in the current directory, and then in /usr/lib/pforth.

- **-i**

  Initialization mode, used for creating an initial dictionary.

- **-q**

  Quiet mode.

## SEE ALSO

There are some other pForth docs in /usr/doc/pforth, and a web page at http://www.softsynth.com/pforth/.

Information on Forth in general is available from the Forth Interest Group web site at http://www.forth.org/.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Bdale Garbee \<bdale@gag.com\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).