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# The `stack runghc` and `stack runhaskell` commands

~~~text
stack runghc [-- ARGUMENT(S) (e.g. stack runghc -- X.hs)]
             [--[no-]ghc-package-path] [--[no-]stack-exe] [--package PACKAGE]
             [--rts-options RTSFLAG] [--cwd DIR]
~~~

`stack runhaskell` has the same effect as `stack runghc`. `stack runghc` has the
same effect as, and is provided as a shorthand for,
[`stack exec runghc`](exec_command.md), with the exception of the `--package`
option.

Pass the option `--package <package>` to add the initial GHC argument
`-package-id=<unit_id>`, where `<unit_id>` is the unit ID of the specified
package in the installed package database. The option can be specified multiple
times. The approach taken to these packages is the same as if they were
specified as targets to [`stack build`](build_command.md#target-syntax).
