NAME

       cafeobj - algebraic specification and programming language

SYNOPSIS

       cafeobj [OPTION]... [FILES]...

DESCRIPTION

       Starts the CafeOBJ interpreter.

       CafeOBJ  is  a  most  advanced  formal specification language which inherits many advanced features (e.g.
       flexible mix-fix syntax, powerful and clear typing system with ordered  sorts,  parameteric  modules  and
       views  for  instantiating  the  parameters, and module expressions, etc.) from OBJ (or more exactly OBJ3)
       algebraic specification language.

       CafeOBJ is a language for writing formal (i.e. mathematical) specifications of models for wide  varieties
       of  software  and  systems,  and  verifying  properties  of  them. CafeOBJ implements equational logic by
       rewriting and can be used as a powerful interactive theorem proving system. Specifiers  can  write  proof
       scores also in CafeOBJ and doing proofs by executing the proof scores.

       CafeOBJ  has  state-of-art  rigorous  logical semantics based on institutions. The CafeOBJ cube shows the
       structure of the various logics underlying the combination of the various paradigms  implemented  by  the
       language.  Proof  scores  in  CafeOBJ  are also based on institution based rigorous semantics, and can be
       constructed using a complete set of proof rules.

OPTIONS

       There are two classes of options. The first are options for the cafeobj wrapper  script  that  allows  to
       select the underlying Common Lisp interpreter, and to adjust search path parameters.

       -engine NAME
              selects  the underlying common lisp engine. If not given, the first one selected during build time
              is used.

       -list-engines
              lists all available common lisp engines

       -wrapper-libpath PATH
              sets the path where memory dumps of the lisp interpreters are found

       -wrapper-sharepath PATH
              sets the path where CafeOBJ initialization files are searched

       The following set of options are directed at the CafeOBJ interpreter directly:

       -help  print a help message

       -q     do not load user's initialization file

       -batch run in batch mode

       -p PATH
              gives the standard prelude file defining modules

       +p PATH
              load additional prelude file

       -l DIR-LIST
              set list of pathnames for module search path, separated by colons

       +l DIR-LIST
              adds a list of pathname for module search path

       FILES  files that are loaded at startup time in order.

AUTHOR

       Toshimi Sawada and Norbert Preining.
       Contact: info@cafeobj.org

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2000-2014 Toshima Sawada, Norbert Preining.  License BSD.
       THIS SOFTWARE IS SUPPLIED COMPLETELY "AS IS". CafeOBJ is distributed in the hope that it will be  useful,
       but  WITHOUT  ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even  the  implied  warranty  of MERCHANT-ABILITY of FITNESS FOR A
       PARTICULAR PURPOSE.