---
name: "roota"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libroot-static"
version: "5.34.19+dfsg-1.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/roota"
---

# roota(1)

Interpretor of C++ for the ROOT framework

## NAME

roota - Interpretor of C++ for the ROOT framework

## SYNOPSIS

**roota** *\[options\] files ...*

## DESCRIPTION

**R**OOTs **O**bject-**O**riented **T**echnologies.

**root** is a interactive interpretor of C++ code. It uses the  **ROOT** framework. For more information on  **ROOT**, please refer to *http://root.cern.ch*. ⟨http://root.cern.ch⟩ An extensive *Users Guide* is available from that site.

## OPTIONS

**-?** Show summary of options.

- **-b**

  Run in batch mode without graphics

- **-n**

  Do not execute logon and logoff macros as specified in  **.rootrc**

- **-q**

  Exit after processing command line macro files

- **-l**

  Do not show splash screen

## SEE ALSO

***rootcint*(1), *cint*(1), *root-config*(1),** [*rootd*(1)](/rootd/1.md), [*h2root*(1)](/h2root/1.md), [*g2root*(1)](/g2root/1.md), [*root*(1)](/root/1.md)

- \*

  For extensive documentation on the **ROOT** system, see *ROOT web-site* ⟨http://root.cern.ch⟩

- \*

  A **Users Guide** is available from  *the ROOT website* ⟨http://root.cern.ch/root/UsersGuide.html⟩

- \*

  The classes of ROOT are all documented by the automatic documentation system and is available  *online*. ⟨http://root.cern.ch/root/html/ClassIndex.html⟩

## FILES

- \<*etcdir*\>/**system.rootrc**

  System-wide configuration file. \<*etcdir*\> either ROOTSYS, or something like **/etc/root**

- \<*libdir*\>/\*

  **ROOT** C++ class libraries. \<*libdir*\> is either ROOTSYS/lib or something like **/usr/lib/root**.

- \<*incdir*\>/\*

  The header files for the  **ROOT** C++ class libraries. \<*incdir*\> is either ROOTSYS/include or something like **/usr/include/root**.

- **~/.rootrc**, **./.rootrc**

  User configuration file

## ORIGINAL AUTHORS

The ROOT team (see web page above):

**Rene Brun** and **Fons Rademakers**

## COPYRIGHT

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Christian Holm Christensen \<cholm@nbi.dk\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).