Comparescan User Guide

2

Getting Started

This chapter provides an overview of the Comparescan user interface and options.

This chapter discusses the following topics:

■“Starting Comparescan” on page 11

■“Specifying Input Files” on page 12

■“Using Automatically Generated Files” on page 14

■“Using X Resources” on page 15

■“Understanding Comparescan Exit Status Codes” on page 16

Comparescan User Guide

Getting Started

Starting Comparescan

To invoke Comparescan, enter the following syntax on the command line:

% comparescan [options] [input_filenames]

This syntax allows for a variety of combinations when invoking Comparescan:

■Run Comparescan and enter the simulation databases later:

comparescan [options]

■Specify the simulation database files on the command line:

comparescan [options] golden_simfile secondary_sim_file

■Specify the rules file on the command line:

comparescan [options] rules_file

■Specify the rules file and simulation database files on the command line:

comparescan [options] golden_simfile secondary_sim_file rules_file

■Specify a previously-saved Comparescan error database:

comparescan [options] CSD_file

The available comparescan command-line options are described in Table 2-1 on page 11. The input filenames are described later, in “Specifying Input Files” on page 12.

Table 2-1 Comparescan Command-Line Options