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PROVER9

NAME

prover9 − resolution/paramodulation theorem prover

SYNOPSIS

prover9 [options] < input-file > output-file
prover9
[options] −f input-file > output-file

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the prover9 command.

prover9 is an automated theorem prover for first-order and equational logic. It is a successor of the otter(1) prover. prover9 uses the inference techniques of ordered resolution and paramodulation with literal selection.

OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

−h

View a list of command-line options.

−x

Enables an experimental enhanced auto-mode. For more information consult the prover9 manual.

−p

Fully parenthesize output.

−t n

Constrain the search to last about n seconds. For UNIX-like systems, the ‘user CPU’ time is used.

−f file

Take input from file instead of from standard input.

SEE ALSO

mace4(1), otter(1).
On Debian systems, the manual is found in the prover9-doc package, at /usr/share/doc/prover9-doc/manual/index.html.

AUTHOR

prover9 was written by William McCune <mccune AT cs DOT unm DOT edu>

This manual page was written by Peter Collingbourne <pcc03 AT doc DOT ic DOT ac DOT uk>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

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