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Getting command line arguments in Common Lisp

How can I get the command line arguments in (specifically in GNU, if there are any differences) Common Lisp?

Solution

  • I'm assuming that you are scripting with CLisp. You can create a file containing

    #! /usr/local/bin/clisp
(format t "~&~S~&" *args*)

    Make it executable by running 

    $ chmod 755 <filename>

    Running it gives

    $ ./<filename>
NIL
$ ./<filename> a b c
("a" "b" "c")
$ ./<filename> "a b c" 1 2 3
("a b c" "1" "2" "3")