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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 be-
	    fore 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 or full 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).

     --pipe
	    if	stdin and stdout are to be redirected. This also prevents xschem
	    from closing stdin / stdout / stderr even if invoked from pipes.

     -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/local/share/xschem/xschemrc
	    default configuration.

     ~/.xschem/xschemrc
	    user  configuration;  if exists overrides settings from default con-
	    figuration; 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/local/share/xschem/systemlib
	    builtin essentials, such as font and missing symbol graphics.

     /usr/local/share/xschem/utile
	    TODO.

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