ROOT(1) ROOT(1)
NAME
root - Interpretor of C++ for the ROOT framework
SYNOPSIS
root [options] files ...
DESCRIPTION
ROOTs Object-Oriented Technologies.
root is a interactive interpretor of C++ code. It uses the ROOT frame-
work. For more information on ROOT, please refer to
http://root.cern.ch. An extensive Users Guide is available from that
site.
OPTIONS
-? Show summary of options.
-b Run in(1,8) batch mode without graphics
-n Do not execute logon and logoff macros as specified in(1,8) .rootrc
-q Exit after processing command line macro files
-l Do not show splash screen
SEE ALSO
rootcint(1), cint(1), root-config(1), rootd(1), h2root(1), g2root(1)
For extensive documentation on the ROOT system, see http://root.cern.ch
A Users Guide is avaliable from http://root.cern.ch/root/Users-
Guide.html
The classes of ROOT are all documented on
http://root.cern.ch/root/html/ClassIndex.html
FILES
<etcdir>/system.rootrc
System-wide configuration file. <etcdir> either ROOTSYS, or
something like /etc/root
<libdir>/*
ROOT C++ class libraries. <libdir> is either ROOTSYS/lib or
something like /usr/lib/root.
<incdir>/*
The header files for the ROOT C++ class libraries. <incdir> is
either ROOTSYS/include or something like /usr/include/root.
~/.rootrc, ./.rootrc
User configuration file(1,n)
ORIGINAL AUTHORS
The ROOT team (see web page above):
Rene Brun and Fons Rademakers
COPYRIGHT
ROOT Software Terms and Conditions
The authors hereby grant permission to use, copy, and distribute this
software and its documentation for any purpose, provided that existing
copyright notices are retained in(1,8) all copies and that this notice is
included verbatim in(1,8) any distributions. Additionally, the authors grant
permission to modify this software and its documentation for any pur-
pose, provided that such modifications are not distributed without the
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retained in(1,8) all copies. Users of the software are asked to feed back
problems, benefits, and/or suggestions about the software to the ROOT
Development Team (rootdev@root.cern.ch). Support for this software -
fixing of bugs, incorporation of new features - is done on a best
effort basis. All bug fixes and enhancements will be made available
under the same terms and conditions as the original software,
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY
FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, ITS DOCUMENTATION, OR ANY DE-
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AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Christian Holm Christensen
<cholm@nbi.dk>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by
others).
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