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6 pads_backannotate - backannotates changes from a PADS engineering
7 change order (ECO) file to schematic
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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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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
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43 pads_backannotate will return 0 if all files processed successfully,
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52 Reference designator renaming is fully supported. Pin and gate swap‐
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62 PowerPCB" which may be found at http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:fbab‐
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70gEDA Project September 25th, 2013 pads_backannotate(1)