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.\" Process this file with
.\" groff -man -Tascii foo.1
.\"
-.TH GUILE 1 "January 2001" Version "1.4"
+.TH GUILE 1
.SH NAME
guile \- a Scheme interpreter
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ guile \- a Scheme interpreter
.B [-l FILE] [-e FUNCTION] [\]
.B [-c EXPR] [-s SCRIPT] [--]
.SH DESCRIPTION
-Guile is an interpreter for the Scheme programming language. It
-implements a superset of R4RS, providing the additional features
+GNU Guile is an interpreter for the Scheme programming language. It
+implements R5RS, providing additional features
necessary for real-world use. It is extremely simple to embed guile
into a C program, calling C from Scheme and Scheme from C. Guile's
design makes it very suitable for use as an "extension" or "glue"
@@ -79,7 +79,13 @@ interface:
(activate-readline)
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.B info guile, info guile-tut
+The full documentation for guile is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
+the info and guile programs are properly installed at your site, the
+command
+.IP
+.B info guile
+.PP
+should give you access to the complete manual.
http://www.schemers.org provides a general introduction to the
Scheme language.