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since all of the title images still had 8.2, and the title text still said 7.3 or 7.4, having not been updated for a long time.
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<TITLE>Magic-8.3 Command Reference</TITLE>
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<H1> <IMG SRC=graphics/magic_title8_3.png ALT="Magic VLSI Layout Tool Version 8.3">
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<IMG SRC=graphics/magic_OGL_sm.gif ALIGN="top" ALT="*"> </H1>
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<H2>writeall</H2>
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Write out all modified cells to disk
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<H3>Shortcuts:</H3>
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Key macro <B>w</B> implements the command <B>writeall</B>. <BR>
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Key macro <B>W</B> implements the command <B>writeall force</B>.
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<H3>Usage:</H3>
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<B>writeall</B> [<B>force</B>|<B>modified</B>|<B>noupdate</B> <I>cell1 cell2...</I>]<BR><BR>
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<H3>Summary:</H3>
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The <B>writeall</B> command generates a popup dialog prompting
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for action on writing each cell definition in the layout
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hierarchy to disk. As shown in the figure below, the popup
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dialog presents five choices:
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<DL>
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<DT> <B>write</B>
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<DD> Writes the single cell and continues the prompting for
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the next cell.
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<DT> <B>flush</B>
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<DD> Reverts the cell to what was originally on the disk, like
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the <B>flush</B> command. Continues prompting for the
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next cell.
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<DT> <B>skip</B>
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<DD> No action for the indicated cell definition; continue
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prompting for the next cell.
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<DT> <B>abort</B>
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<DD> Stop all writing and terminate the command with no further
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prompting or processing.
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<DT> <B>autowrite</B>
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<DD> Write all the cells, with no further prompting.
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</DL>
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<IMG SRC=graphics/writeall.gif> <BR>
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<I>Figure 1. The popup dialog of the <B>writeall</B> command.</I>
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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With the option <B>writeall force</B>, the command writes all cells
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in the hierarchy with no prompting. If one or more cell names
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follows <B>write force</B>, the cells listed will be written
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(action "write") and all other cells will be ignored (action
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"skip"). <P>
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With the option <B>writeall modified</B>, the command writes all
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cells in the hierarchy which have been modified, ignoring those
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cells marked as needing only a bounding box or timestamp update. <P>
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With the option <B>writeall noupdate</B>, the command writes all
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cells in the hierarchy like it would for <B>write force</B>, but
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it does not update timestamps. <P>
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>Implementation Notes:</H3>
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<B>writeall</B> is implemented as a built-in command in <B>magic</B>.
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<H3>See Also:</H3>
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<A HREF=save.html><B>save</B></A> <BR>
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<TD> <A HREF=commands.html>Return to command index</A>
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<P><I>Last updated:</I> March 7, 2020 at 1:06pm <P>
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