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)