# The Core Prelude

The Gerbil core prelude (:gerbil/core) implements the core Gerbil language. This is the language you get in the interpreter and the default language for file modules, unless you specify an alternate prelude with the prelude: directive.

# Prelude Dictionary

• Core Expander Syntax
  • Top Forms
    • begin
    • begin-syntax
    • begin-annotation
    • import
    • module
    • export
    • declare
    • include
    • cond-expand
    • provide
    • define-values
    • define-syntax
    • define-alias
    • extern
  • Expressions
    • lambda%
    • case-lambda
    • let-values letrec-values letrec*-values
    • let-syntax letrec-syntax
    • if
    • quote
    • quote-syntax
  • Expander Hooks
  • Reserved Syntactic Tokens
• Prelude Macros
  • Definition Forms
    • define
    • def
    • def*
    • defvalues
    • defsyntax
    • defrules
    • defalias
  • Binding Forms
    • let*-values
    • let
    • let*
    • letrec letrec*
    • lambda
    • set!
  • Common Syntactic Sugar
    • and or
    • case cond
    • when unless
    • do do-while
    • begin0
    • rec
    • alet alet* and-let*
    • @list
    • quasiquote
    • delay
    • cut
    • parameterize
    • let/cc let/esc
    • unwind-protect
    • syntax-error
  • MOP Macros
    • defstruct-type defclass-type
    • defstruct define-struct
    • defclass define-class
    • defmethod
    • @method
    • @
    • @-set!
  • Pattern Matching
    • match
    • match*
    • with with*
    • ?
    • defsyntax-for-match
  • Macros for Syntax
    • syntax-case syntax syntax/loc
    • syntax-rules
    • with-syntax with-syntax*
    • identifier-rules
  • Module Sugar
    • require
    • defsyntax-for-import defsyntax-for-export defsyntax-for-import-export
    • for-syntax for-template
    • only-in
    • except-in except-out
    • rename-in rename-out
    • prefix-in prefix-out
    • struct-out
    • group-in
  • Special Evaluation Forms
    • eval-when-compile