Repl
Mowedline itself does not provide a repl, and we're not too interested in
re-inventing the wheel on that score either because as a scheme program,
mowedline can be loaded into other CHICKEN Scheme programs that provide
them, like csi.
Mowedline wasn't originally developed with repl use in mind, so we are still experimenting with the kind of api to provide for convenience within one.
The basic formula to load mowedline in a repl environment is this:
csi -e '(use mowedline)(mowedline-start)(repl)'
The mowedline repl can also be run in a terminal multiplexer like screen or tmux, which allows you to have the repl running in the background detached from any terminal, ready to be called up when needed.
Tmux
To start mowedline in a detached tmux session:
tmux new-session -d -s mowedline-repl -n mowedline-repl \
"csi -e '(use mowedline)(mowedline-start)(repl)'"
To call it up:
tmux attach -t mowedline-repl
Then to detach again, use the key sequence C-b d or close the terminal.
