E_DEDUCTION_SERVER(1)

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💖 e_deduction_server — bestie edition 💖

okay so. this is the manual page for e_deduction_server, the 3.5.1 Countess Grey era of it. yes it has a name. yes it's a whole vibe. sit down, hydrate, let's go ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

e_deduction_server -p <port> [options] [files]

that's the shape of it, gorgeous. one port, a lil pile of options, and optionally some files to snack on.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

e_deduction_server 3.5.1 "Countess Grey" — that's the whole government name, okurrr 👑

The E deduction server offers deduction services based on local or uploaded axiom sets via network. that's the whole thing, she's a network girlie. also pls go read README.server, it's right there, it's giving required reading 💅

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -h
  • --help — prints a short description of program usage and options. your friendly lil "what does this do" button 🫶
  • -V
  • --version — prints the version number of the prover. and listen, if you're filing a bug report, include this. every single time. it's not optional, it's a lifestyle 💀
  • -v
  • --verbose[=<arg>] — verbose comments on the progress of the program. and no, this is not the same thing as the output level below, bestie, stay with me: this one sends technical information to stderr, while the output level decides which logical manipulations of the clauses get printed to stdout. two different pipes, two different jobs. the short form, or the long form without the optional argument, is equivalent to --verbose=1 ✨
  • -p <arg>
  • --port=<arg> — the port on which the server will receive connections. ⚠️ only effective when interactive mode is on. and if you don't give it at all, stdin/stdout will be used instead. so like, either you pick the door or you just shout into the void that is stdio, both are valid 🌈
  • -s
  • --silent — equivalent to --output-level=0. the quiet luxury option 🤫
  • -l <arg>
  • --output-level=<arg> — picks an output level, and bigger values mean more verbose output. the ladder, bestie:
    • level 0 produces nearly no output
    • level 1 will output each clause as it is processed
    • level 2 will output generating inferences
    • level 3 will give a full protocol including rewrite steps
    • level 4 will include some internal clause renamings

and heads up: levels >= 2 also imply PCL2 or TSTP formats (which can be post-processed with suitable tools). so like, the lore gets exportable 🔥

  • -w <arg>
  • --wtc-limit=<arg> — sets the global wall-clock limit for each batch (if any). she will simply not run forever, and honestly? boundaries. iconic 👑
  • -L <arg>
  • --lib=<arg> — sets the axioms library directory of the server. point her at the bookshelf 📚

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

found something cursed? report bugs to <schulz@eprover.org>. and pls pls pls include the following, if possible:

  • The version of the package as reported by eprover --version.
  • The operating system and version.
  • The exact command line that leads to the unexpected behaviour.
  • A description of what you expected and what actually happened.
  • If possible all input files necessary to reproduce the bug.

like, all five. it's a checklist, not a menu 🎀

Copyright 1998-2026 by Stephan Schulz, schulz@eprover.org, and the E contributors (see DOC/CONTRIBUTORS).

This program is a part of the distribution of the equational theorem prover E. You can find the latest version of the E distribution as well as additional information at http://www.eprover.org

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (it should be contained in the top level directory of the distribution in the file COPYING); if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA

We welcome bug reports and even reasonable questions. If the prover behaves in an unexpected way, please include the following information:

  • What did you observe?
  • What did you expect?
  • The output of eprover --version
  • The full commandline that lead to the unexpected behaviour
  • The input file(s) that lead to the unexpected behaviour

Most bug reports should be send to <schulz@eprover.org>. Bug reports with respect to the HO-version should be send to or at least copied to <jasmin.blanchette@gmail.com>. Please remember that this is an unpaid volunteer service. 🫶 (be nice to the volunteers, they are literally doing this for free, no cap)

The original copyright holder can be contacted via email or as:

Stephan Schulz
DHBW Stuttgart
Fakultaet Technik Informatik
Lerchenstrasse 1
70174 Stuttgart
Germany

and that's the whole page, babes 💜 this was e_deduction_server 3.5.1 Count... from August 2026, filed under E_DEDUCTION_SERVER(1) — go forth, run your server, and remember: --version in every bug report, periodt ✨🦋💅

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