Biksel Shell Commands — Quick Reference

bikbuild [--run]

Build program from C source files in working directory. If --run is specified, immediately run the program if the build is successful.

bikrun

Run program from build output in working directory.

bikpaint

Run image editor.

bikpath COMPONENT

Print the path of a component of the Biksel system to standard output. COMPONENT must be one of the following:

manual-html user manual in HTML format, index.html file
manual-pdf user manual in PDF format
examples directory containing the example programs
copying GNU General Public License in text format
copying.lesser GNU Lesser General Public License in text format
source directory containing the source code for Biksel
emacs-init-file template Emacs init file

bikinfo ITEM

Print information about the Biksel system to standard output. ITEM must be one of the following:

version version number of the Biksel system

bikpackage ACTION

Query or manipulate the Biksel installation. ACTION must be one of the following:

list-files print paths of installed files and directories to standard output, one per line
uninstall uninstall Biksel; may require superuser privileges depending on how you installed Biksel; will prompt you to confirm before removing any files

Note: this command is not applicable to some installations of Biksel, e.g. if you installed Biksel via your operating system's package manager.