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.TH KLAYOUT 1 "19 November 2020" "" ""
.SH NAME
\fBklayout \fP- GDSII viewer
\fB
.RE
\fB
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.fam C
\fBklayout\fP [\fIoptions\fP] [\fIfile\fP] ..

.fam T
.fi
.fam T
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
For viewing GDS files for production \fI..\fP silicon devices, \fBklayout\fP \fI..\fP probably one \fI..\fP the best open source tools out there.
You can simply run \fI..\fP like this:
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.nf
.fam C
    klayout name_of_gds

.fam T
.fi
and \fI..\fP will show you the GDS.
.SH OPTIONS

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.B
\fB-b\fP
Batch mode (same \fI..\fP -\fI..\fP -\fI..\fP -\fI..\fP)
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.B
\fB-c\fP <config \fIfile\fP>
Use this configuration \fIfile\fP
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.B
-\fI..\fP
Don't use a configuration \fIfile\fP (implies \fB-t\fP)
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.B
\fB-d\fP <debug level>
Set debug level
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.B
\fB-e\fP
Editable mode (allow editing \fI..\fP files)
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.B
-\fI..\fP
Readonly mode (editing \fI..\fP files \fI..\fP disabled)
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.B
-\fI..\fP <\fIfile\fP name>
Record GUI test \fIfile\fP
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.B
-\fI..\fP <\fIfile\fP name>
Replay GUI test \fIfile\fP
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.B
-\fI..\fP <line number>
Replay GUI test \fIfile\fP \fI..\fP \fI..\fP (including) line
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.B
-\fI..\fP <millisec>
Replay rate for GUI test \fIfile\fP
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.B
-\fI..\fP
Incremental logs for GUI test \fIfile\fP
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.B
\fB-i\fP
Disable undo buffering (less memory requirements)
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.B
-\fI..\fP
Enable undo buffering (default, overrides previous \fB-i\fP option)
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.B
\fB-j\fP <path>
Add the given path \fI..\fP the macro project paths
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.B
\fB-l\fP <lyp \fIfile\fP>
Use layer properties \fIfile\fP
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.B
-\fI..\fP
With \fB-l\fP: add other layers \fI..\fP well
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.B
-\fI..\fP
With \fB-l\fP: use the lyp \fIfile\fP \fI..\fP \fI..\fP \fI..\fP (\fI..\fP expansion \fI..\fP multiple layouts)
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.B
\fB-m\fP <database \fIfile\fP>
Load RDB (report database) \fIfile\fP (into previous layout view)
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.B
\fB-n\fP <technology>
Technology \fI..\fP use for next \fBlayout\fP(s) \fI..\fP command line
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.B
-\fI..\fP <tech \fIfile\fP>
Technology \fIfile\fP (.lyt) \fI..\fP use for next \fBlayout\fP(s) \fI..\fP command line
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.B
\fB-p\fP <plugin>
Load the plugin (can \fI..\fP used multiple times)
.TP
.B
\fB-r\fP <script>
Execute main script \fI..\fP startup (after having loaded files etc.)
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.B
-\fI..\fP <script>
Execute module \fI..\fP startup (can \fI..\fP used multiple times)
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.B
-\fI..\fP <name>=<value>
Specify skript variable
.TP
.B
-\fI..\fP
Ignore all implicit macros (*.rbm, rbainit, *.lym)
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.B
\fB-s\fP
Load files into same view
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.B
\fB-t\fP
Don't update the configuration \fIfile\fP \fI..\fP exit
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.B
-\fI..\fP
Update the configuration \fIfile\fP \fI..\fP exit (default, overrides previous \fB-t\fP option)
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.B
\fB-u\fP <\fIfile\fP name>
Restore session from given \fIfile\fP
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.B
\fB-v\fP
Print program version and exit
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.B
-\fI..\fP <name>=<value>
Define a variable within expressions
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.B
\fB-x\fP
Synchronous drawing mode
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.B
\fB-y\fP <package>
Package installation: install \fBpackage\fP(s) and exit - can \fI..\fP used more than once
('package' \fI..\fP a name, \fI..\fP URL and optionally a version \fI..\fP round brackets)
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.B
-\fI..\fP
With \fB-y\fP: include dependencies
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.B
\fB-z\fP
Non-GUI mode (hidden views)
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.B
-\fI..\fP
Non-GUI mode (database only, implies -\fI..\fP)
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.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written \fI..\fP Ruben Undheim <ruben.undheim@gmail.com> for the Debian project (and may \fI..\fP used \fI..\fP others).
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