Command-prompt tool and options

To run the Gosu command-prompt tool, you use the gosu command.

The following table lists the command-prompt tool parameters and options.

Task	Options	Example
Default behavior of the command prompt tool with no options is to run Gosu Lab.		gosu
Run a Gosu program. Include the `.gsp` file extension when specifying the file name.	`filename`.gsp	`gosu myprogram.gsp`
Enable checking for numeric overflow in arithmetic operations. This option requires a Gosu program to run.	`-checkedArithmetic` `filename`.gsp	`gosu -checkedArithmetic myprogram.gsp`
Add more paths to the search path for Java classes or Gosu classes. Separate paths with semicolons.	`-classpath path`	`gosu -classpath C:\gosu\projects\libs`
Evaluate a Gosu expression at the command prompt. Surround the entire expression with quotation marks. For any quotation mark in the expression, replace it with three quotation marks. For other special DOS characters such as > and <, precede them with a caret (`^`) symbol.	`-e expression` `-eval expression`	`gosu -e "new java.util.Date()"` `gosu -e """"a"""+"""b""""`
Print help information for this tool.	`-h` `-help`	`gosu -h`
Show Gosu version	-v `-version`	`gosu -version`