-*- outline -*-

* Overview

This directory includes examples which show how to write scripts using

Guile.

The descriptions below assume that you have a working copy of Guile

installed and available with the standard installation prefix

`/usr/local'.

* Included Examples

** simple-hello.scm

The simplest "Hello World!" program for Guile. Run it like this:

$ guile -s simple-hello.scm

** hello

An advanced version of the script above, with command line handling

for the important options --help and --version. Run it like this:

./hello

or

guile -s hello

** fact

Command-line factorial calculator. Run it like this:

./fact 5

to calculate the factorial of 5.