[zhangzh@node01 ~]$ root -l -q filename
waiting...
[zhangzh@node01 latitude]$ root --help
usage: root [-b B] [-x X] [-e E] [-n N] [-t T] [-q Q] [-l L] [-a A] [-config CONFIG] [-memstat MEMSTAT]
[-h HELP] [--version VERSION] [--notebook NOTEBOOK] [--web WEB] [--web=<browser> WEB=<BROWSER>]
[dir] [file:data.root] [file1.C...fileN.C]
OPTIONS:
-b Run in batch mode without graphics
-x Exit on exceptions
-e Execute the command passed between single quotes
-n Do not execute logon and logoff macros as specified in .rootrc
-t Enable thread-safety and implicit multi-threading (IMT)
-q Exit after processing command line macro files
-l Do not show the ROOT banner
-a Show the ROOT splash screen
-config print ./configure options
-memstat run with memory usage monitoring
-h, -?, --help Show summary of options
--version Show the ROOT version
--notebook Execute ROOT notebook
--web Display graphics in a default web browser
--web=<browser> Display graphics in specified web browser
[dir] if dir is a valid directory cd to it before executing
[file:data.root] Open the ROOT file data.root
[file1.C...fileN.C] Execute the the ROOT macro file1.C ... fileN.C