---
name: "sclang"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "supercollider-language"
version: "1:3.13.0+repack-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sclang"
---

# sclang(1)

a real time audio synthesis programming language

## NAME

sclang - a real time audio synthesis programming language

## SYNOPSIS

**sclang** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**SuperCollider** is a real time audio synthesis programming language.  **sclang** is a client for the [**scsynth**(1)](/scsynth/1.md) server. It connects to scsynth, interprets your sclang commands, and sends OSC message to scsynth.

SuperCollider has documentation in the HTML format available in the *supercollider-doc* package.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-d \<path\>**

  Set runtime directory

- **-D**

  Enter daemon mode (no input)

- **-g \<memory-growth\>\[ k \| m \]**

  Set heap growth (default 256k)

- **-h**

  Show summary of options

- **-l \<path\>**

  Set library configuration file

- **-m \<memory-space\>\[ k \| m \]**

  Set initial heap size (default 2m)

- **-r**

  Call Main.run on startup

- **-s**

  Call Main.stop on shutdown

- **-u \<network-port-number\>**

  Set UDP listening port (default 57120)

## SEE ALSO

[**scsynth**(1)](/scsynth/1.md)\
 */usr/share/doc/supercollider*\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Paul Brossier \<piem@altern.org\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

Modified and updated by Artem Popov \<artfwo@gmail.com\>.