1pads_backannotate(1)            1.8.2.20130925            pads_backannotate(1)
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NAME

6       pads_backannotate  -  backannotates  changes  from  a  PADS engineering
7       change order (ECO) file to schematic
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SYNOPSIS

11       pads_backannotate -h|--help
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13       pads_backannotate -V|--version
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15       pads_backannotate [options] ecofile.eco infile1.sch [infile2.sch ...]
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DESCRIPTION

20       The pads_backannotate program reads an engineering change  order  (ECO)
21       file  generated  by  the  PADS  program and backannotates the requested
22       changes to a gschem schematic or schematics.  Refer to the PADS  manual
23       for a complete description of the ECO file format.
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OPTIONS

27       -h, --help
28              prints help message and exits
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30       -n, --nocopy
31              Leave  the modified schematic files in new files whose names are
32              generated by appending .new to the  original  file  names.   The
33              default is to overwrite the original.
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35       -v, --verbose
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39              prints version information and exits
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EXIT STATUS

43       pads_backannotate  will  return  0 if all files processed successfully,
44       non-zero if the command did not complete successfully.
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BUGS

48       Rather than parsing and processing schematic files directly, this util‐
49       ity  should  be  rewritten  using the gEDA scheme API.  This would take
50       advantage of the existing parsers for the schematic files.
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52       Reference designator renaming is fully supported.  Pin and  gate  swap‐
53       ping is parsed but not automatically applied to the schematic database.
54       Instead, a report listing the manual pin  and  gate  swapping  that  is
55       required.  The other features of the ECO file are not supported yet.
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SEE ALSO

59       gnetlist(1), gschem(1)
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61       Also  refer  to  "Forward/Backward Annotation Between gEDA/gaf and PADS
62       PowerPCB" which may be found at http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:fbab‐
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