MKE is now (Jan/26/2007) invoked as
ke [-q] [-m] [script.mkr] [top]
where
-q is quiet mode with minimal output
-m is no-menu mode
script.mkr is your MKR language input
top is name of universal concept (defaults to "existent")

Here's an example of -q mode
rhm@rhm8200 ~
$ ke -q -m
# INFO: myopen: command line files: ke arg(list[0]) <[]>
# INFO: new_knit: creating new knit <tabula rasa>
##### knowledge base #####
# INFO: kbmode = mke
# INFO: kedb = C:\Documents and Settings\rhm/db
# INFO: kbworld = &null
# INFO: kbdata = &null
# INFO: kbfile = &null

##### check genus <view = tabula rasa> #####
genus error: orphan: c:/home/ke/xml/namespaces.txt
# genus error: (1) part iss (set[1]) <characteristic>
# (1) part isu (set[1]) <chartype>
genus error: orphan: set_inverse
# genus count: 1749 items, 202 no genus (2 unknowns, 129 alternatives, 71
member
s)
# genus count: 1749 items, 1 errors (1 alternatives, 0 members)

##### check unknown <view = tabula rasa> #####
# INFO: check_unknown: try to classify each unknown
# unknown count: 2 initial
# can't classify <c:/home/ke/xml/namespaces.txt>
# can't classify <set_inverse>
# classify count: 0
# unknown count: 2 final
ke$ do read from kb/gdbm.env done;
# WARNING: set_role: dick null format
# WARNING: set_role: email null format

# context <at view = gally ;>
# INFO: new_knit: gally copied from tabula rasa
# WARNING: set_role: gallyperson null format
# WARNING: set_role: gper null format
ke$ dick[email] := rhm@...;
ke$ exit;
##### exit #####
# INFO: db_close: dbdir(string[14]) <C:/db/netscape>

rhm@rhm8200 ~
$
Dick McCullough
knowledge := man do identify od existent done;
knowledge haspart proposition list;
http://mKRmKE.org/