< command

Syntax

< filename
« filename

Purpose

Run a simulation in batch mode. Gets the commands and circuit from a disk file. « clears the old circuit, first.

Comments

You can invoke the batch mode directly from the command that starts the program. The first command line argument is considered to be an argument for this command.

The file format is almost as you would type it on the keyboard. Commands must be prefixed with a dot, and circuit elements can be entered directly, as if in build mode. This is compatible with Spice.

The log command makes a file as you work the program, but the format is not correct for this command. To fix it, prefix commands with a dot, and remove the build commands.

Any line that starts with * a comment line.

Any line that starts with . (dot) is a command.

Any line that starts with a letter is a component to be added or changed.

A < command in the file transfers control to a new file. Files can be nested.

A bare < in the file (or the end of the file) gives it back to the console.

Unlike SPICE, commands are executed in order. This can result in some surprises when using some SPICE files. SPICE queues up commands, then executes them in a predetermined order.

Examples

< thisone.ckt

Activates batch mode, from the file thisone.ckt, in the current directory.

< runit.bat

Use the file runit.bat.

From the shell: on start up:

gnucap afile

Start up the program. Start using the file afile.ckt in batch mode, as if you entered < afile as the first command.

gnucap <afile

Start up the program. Start using the file afile.ckt with commands as if you typed them from the keyboard.