NAME

       netgen-lvs - Layout vs Schematic checker

SYNOPSIS

       netgen-lvs [options] <interpreter commands ...>

DESCRIPTION

       Netgen (netgen-lvs) is a tool for comparing netlists, a process known as LVS, which stands
       for "Layout vs. Schematic". This is an important step in  the  integrated  circuit  design
       flow, ensuring that the geometry that has been laid out matches the expected circuit.

       In  Debian,  the  name 'netgen-lvs' is used for this software because the word ’netgen' is
       reserved by other software. If you would like to be able to start netgen-lvs simply  using
       'netgen', prepend your PATH with:

          PATH=/usr/lib/netgen/bin:$PATH

       When starting netgen-lvs without any options, a tkcon window with an interpreter pops up.

OPTIONS

       -noc   Brings up a command line TCL interpreter instead of the tkcon window

       -batch/-bat
              For  running  batch  commands and exiting immediately when done.  It allows getting
              commands from the command line

       -gui   Brings up a Python GUI instead of the tkcon interpreter. The  GUI  is  called  'LVS
              Manager' and provides a perhaps more intuitive interface.

USAGE

       To run LVS between two SPICE netlists directly from the shell, you can for instance run:

          netgen -batch lvs bufferA.spice bufferB.spice

AUTHOR

       This  manual  page  was  written by Ruben Undheim <ruben.undheim@gmail.com> for the Debian
       project (and may be used by others).

                                         19 October 2019                            NETGEN-LVS(1)