Initialization

1. Parse command line arguments until the first positional argument (see :SCRIPT in Section 30.2, “Saving an Image”).

2. Load the memory image.

3. Install internal signal handlers.

4. Initialize time variables.

5. Initialize locale-dependent encodings.

6. Initialize stream variables.

7. Initialize pathname variables.

8. Initialize “FFI”.

9. Initialize modules.

10. Run all functions in CUSTOM:*INIT-HOOKS*.

11. Say “hi”, unless suppressed by -q.

12. Load RC file, unless suppressed by -norc.

The actual work

Handle command line options: file loading and/or compilation, form evaluation, script execution, read-eval-print loop.

Finalization (executed even on abnormal exit due to kill)

1. Unwind the STACK, executing cleanup forms in UNWIND-PROTECT.

2. Run all functions in CUSTOM:*FINI-HOOKS*.

3. Call FRESH-LINE on the standard streams.

4. Say “bye” unless suppressed by -q.

5. Wait for a keypress if requested by -w.

6. Close all open FILE-STREAMs.

7. Finalize modules.

8. Close all open DLLs.