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2xschem(1)                        xschem manual                       xschem(1)
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NAME

7       xschem - schematic capture and netlisting EDA tool
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SYNPOSIS

10       xschem [options] [inputfile]
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DECSRIPTION

13       Xschem is a schematic capture program, it allows creation of hierarchi‐
14       cal representation of circuits with a top down approach.
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OPTIONS

17       -h, --help
18              Print help and exit.
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22              Detach xschem from console.
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38              Run a  simulation  of  the  current  schematc  file  (spice/Ver‐
39              ilog/VHDL, depending on the netlist type chosen).
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46       --tcl <tcl_script>
47              Execute specified tcl instructions before any other action, this
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142              Set debug level: 1, 2, 3,...: C program debug,  -1,  -2,  -3...:
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148       /usr/share/xschem/xschemrc
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153              user  configuration;  if  exists overrides settings from default
154              configuration; may be partial: settings not overridden will  re‐
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159              local/per-project  configuration;  if  exists overrides settings
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164              builtin essentials, such as font and missing symbol graphics.
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