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The !find Command: Find Devices

Syntax: !find [devicename[.prefix[.index]]]
The devicename is one of the names from a Device block in the technology file. The prefix is from the Prefix line of the Device block, and the index is the instance number. Periods are used to separate the fields, any of which can be empty. This command will draw a highlighting box around each matching device in the physical layout, draw a box around each contact of the device, and print the device name and contact names. With no argument, the highlighting is erased. This command is useful for testing the device extraction capability.

If the first component is empty, or the keyword all, all devices known from the technology file are acted on. Thus, ``!find all'' or ``!find .'' will display all known devices. One can also give, for example, ``!find ..1'' which will show all devices with index 1.



Stephen R. Whiteley 2006-10-23