commandname
Menu /path/to/menu
Short short description
Syntax syntax of the command

askfile "TITLE DIALOG-TYPE FILE-MASKS

DEF-DIR DEF-EXT FILE-ALIAS"

Title Title of dialog box

  • TeX and LaTeX
  • Troff
  • Lout
File-alias alias to put filename in blah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blah blah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blah blah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blah blah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blah

Description long description blah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blah blah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blah blah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blah blah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blahblah blah
Example

loadfile %{datadir}myfile.cal

loadfile %{setupfile}

loadfile %{GDSROOT}/%HOME/myfile.cal gds-ii

%{COMMANDALIAS} arguments
Notes
  • note1 DO NOT
  • note2 dO THIS
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commandname5
Menu path to menu
Short short description
Syntax syntax
Description long description
Example example
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commandname4
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Syntax syntax
Description long description
Example example
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commandname3
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Description long description
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help
Menu /help/help
Short help on commands
Syntax help [command]
Description This command shows help on the available commands. Help without a command shows a list of all valid commands. Help with a command shows help on that command.
Example

help help (see this:)

help (see all commands)

showkeybnf
Short Show the Bachus Nauer Form of Key format
Syntax showkeybnf
Description This command shows the Bachus Nauer Form of the Key format.
Example

showkeybnf

setalias
Menu non
Short Set alias
Syntax setalias aliasname string
Description Creates an internal alias "aliasname" with value "string"
Example

setalias gdsuser %GDSROOT/gdsuser

Notes
  • String can contain reference to other aliases and environment variables.
Related %{}%{}
showaliasshowalias
setenv
Menu non
Short Set environment-variable
Syntax setenv env-name string
Description Creates an environment-variable "env-name" with value "string"
Example

setenv HOME .

Notes
  • The environment, from which the program was started, is only modified during execution.
  • String can contain reference to other aliases and environment variables.
Related othercommands ${} ${}
showenv showenv
showalias
Menu non
Short Show alias variable
Syntax showalias alias_variable
Description The showalias command, without an alias(name), shows all defined aliases. The showalias command with a name shows that alias.
Example

showalias gdsroot

Related %{}%{}
setaliassetalias
%{}
Menu non
Short Use/Substitute alias
Syntax
Description Substitutes the internal alias "aliasname" with a string assigned earlier to this alias.
Example

loadfile %{datadir}myfile.cal

loadfile %{setupfile}

loadfile %{GDSROOT}/%HOME/myfile.cal gds-ii

%{COMMANDALIAS} arguments

Notes
  • Environment variables MUST be typed in CAPITAL letters.
Related to set an alias to set an alias