@itemx --batch
Run Emacs in @dfn{batch mode}. Batch mode is used for running
programs written in Emacs Lisp from shell scripts, makefiles, and so
-on. You should also use the @samp{-l} option or @samp{-f} option, to
-invoke a Lisp program to do batch processing.
+on. You should also use the @samp{-l}, @samp{-f} or @samp{--eval}
+option, to invoke a Lisp program to do batch processing.
In batch mode, Emacs does not display the text being edited, and the
standard terminal interrupt characters such as @kbd{C-z} and @kbd{C-c}