1SHMIDCAT(1)                Shared Memory Trampoline                SHMIDCAT(1)
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NAME

6       shmidcat - Copies stdin/file to a shared memory block for gtkwave(1)
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SYNTAX

9       shmidcat [VCDFILE]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Copies  either  the  file specified at the command line or stdin (if no
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14       contain a shared memory ID which should be passed on to gtkwave(1).
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EXAMPLES

17       To run this program the standard way type:
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19       cat whatever.vcd | shmidcat
20              The shared memory ID is emitted to stdout.
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22       shmidcat whatever.vcd | gtkwave -v -I whatever.sav
23              GTKWave directly grabs the ID from stdin.
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LIMITATIONS

26       This program is mainly for illustrative and testing purposes only.  Its
27       primary use is for people who wish to write interactive VCD dumpers for
28       gtkwave(1)  as  its  source  code  may  be  examined,  particularly the
29       emit_string() function.  It can also be used to test if an existing VCD
30       file  will load properly in interactive mode.  Note that it can also be
31       used to redirect VCD files which are written into a pipe to  gtkwave(1)
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AUTHORS

35       Anthony Bybell <bybell@nc.rr.com>
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SEE ALSO

38       gtkwave(1)
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42Anthony Bybell                       3.0.8                         SHMIDCAT(1)