NAME

       xschem - schematic capture and netlisting EDA tool

SYNPOSIS

       xschem [options] [inputfile]

DECSRIPTION

       Xschem  is  a schematic capture program, it allows creation of hierarchical representation
       of circuits with a top down approach.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Print help and exit.

       -b, --detach
              Detach xschem from console (no output and no input from console)

       -n, --netlist
              Do a netlist of the given schematic cell.

       -v, --version
              Print version information and exit.

       -V, --vhdl
              Set netlist type to VHDL.

       -S, --simulate
              Run a simulation of the current schematc file (spice/Verilog/VHDL, depending on the
              netlist type chosen).

       -w, --verilog
              Set netlist type to Verilog.

       --tcl <tcl_script>
              Execute  specified  tcl  instructions  before any other action, this can be used to
              change xschemrc variables.

       --preinit <file>
              Execute specified tcl instructions before  any  other  action  and  before  loading
              xschemrc.

       --command <tcl_cmd>
              Execute specified tcl commands after completing startup.

       --script <file>
              Execute specified tcl file as a command script (perhaps with xschem  commands).

       --diff <file>
              Show differences with given file.

       --tcp-port <number>
              Listen to specified tcp port for client connections. (number >=1024).

       -i, --no_rcload
              Do not load any xschemrc file.

       -o, --netlist_path
              Set output for netlist.

       -N, --netlist_filename
              Set name (only name, not path) of top level netlist file.

       -t, --tedax
              Set netlist type to tEDAx.

       -s, --spice
              Set netlist type to SPICE.

       -y, --symbol
              Set netlist type to symbol global property edit.

       -x, --no_x
              Dont use X (only command mode).

       -z, --rainbow
              Use a raibow-looking layer color table.

       -W, --waves
              Show simulation waveforms.

       -f, --flat_netlist
              Set flat netlist (for spice format only).

       -r, --no_readline
              Start  without  the tclreadline package ( this is necessary if stdin and stdout are
              to be redirected for example to /dev/null).

       -c, --color_ps
              Set color postscript.

       --plotfile <file>
              Use <file> as output for plot export (png, svg, postscript/pdf)

       --rcfile <file>
              Use <file> as a rc file for startup instead of the default xschemrc.

       -p, --postscript, --pdf
              Export pdf schematic.

       --png
              Export png schematic.

       --svg  Export svg schematic.

       -q, --quit
              Quit after doing things (no interactive mode).

       -l file, --log file
              Set a log file.

       -d n, --debug n
              Set debug level: 1, 2, 3,...: C program debug, -1, -2, -3...: TCL frontend debug.

FILES

       /usr/share/xschem/xschemrc
              default configuration.

       ~/.xschem/xschemrc
              user configuration; if exists overrides settings from default configuration; may be
              partial: settings not overridden will remain as set from the system config.

       ./xschemrc
              local/per-project  configuration;  if  exists  overrides  settings  from  the  user
              configuration and default configuration.

       /usr/share/xschem/systemlib
              builtin essentials, such as font and missing symbol graphics.

       /usr/share/xschem/utile
              TODO.