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5.1 Options

-alldirections/+alldirections
Disables or enables line clipping to 45 degree angles. Overwrites the resource allDirectionLines.


-background file
Selects a PPM file to be displayed as the board background (for tracing). See backgroundImage in Resources for details.


-backup value
Time between two backups in seconds. Passing zero disables the backup feature. Overwrites the resource backupInterval.


-c value
Number of characters per output line. The resource charactersPerLine is overwritten.


-fontfile filename
The default set of symbols (font) for a new layout is read from this file. All directories as defined by the resource fontPath are scanned for the file. The scan is only performed if the filename doesn't contain a directory component. The fontFile resource is changed.


-lelement command-line
Sets the command to be executed when an element is loaded from a file to the paste buffer. The command may contain %f and %p to pass the requested filename and the searchpath to the command. It must write the data to its standard output. The related resource is elementCommand.


-lfile command-line
Sets the command to be executed when a new layout is loaded from a file. The command may contain %f and %p to pass the requested filename and the searchpath to the command. It must write the data to its standard output. The related resource is fileCommand.


-lfont command-line
Sets the command to be executed when a font is loaded from a file. The command may contain %f and %p to pass the requested filename and the searchpath to the command. It must write the data to its standard output. The related resource is fontCommand.


-lg layergroups
This option overwrites the resource layerGroups. See its description for more information. The value is used for new layouts only.


-libname filename
The default filename for the library. Overwrites the resource libraryFilename.


-libpath path
The default search path for the the library. Overwrites the resource libraryPath.


-llib command-line
Sets the command to be executed when an element is loaded from the library. The command may contain %f and %p to pass the requested filename and the searchpath to the command. %a is replaces by the three arguments template, value and package. The command must write the data to its standard output. The related resource is libraryCommand.


-llibcont command-line
The command lists the contents of the library. The command may contain %f and %p to pass the library filename and the searchpath to the command. Also refer to Library File and Library Contents File. The related resource is libraryContentsCommand.


-loggeometry geometry
Determines the geometry of the log window.


-pnl value
Restricts the displayed length of the name of a pin in the pinout window to the passed value. See also, the resource pinoutNameLength.


-pz value
Sets the zoom factor for the pinout window according to the formula: scale = 1:(2 power value). The related resource is pinoutZoom.


-reset/+reset
If enabled, all connections are reset after each element is scanned. This feature is only used while scanning connections to all elements. See also, resetAfterElement.


-ring/+ring
Overrides the resource ringBellWhenFinished. If enabled, the bell sounds when connection searching has finished.


-rs string
Overrides the resource routeStyle. The string defines a colon separated list of route styles. The route styles consist of a comma separated list of name, line thickness, via diameter, and via drill size. e.g. "Fat,50,100,40:Skinny,8,35,20:75Ohm,110,110,20"


-s/+s
Enables/Disables the saving of the previous commandline. Overrides the saveLastCommand resource.


-save/+save
See the resource description of saveInTMP for details.


-sfile command-line
Sets the command to be executed when an layout file is saved. The command may contain %f which is replaced by the filename. The command must read its data from the standard input. The resource saveCommand is overwritten.


-script filename
Specifies a script file containing PCB actions to be executed upon startup. Overwrites the resource scriptFilename.


-size <width>x<height>
Overrides the resource size which determines the maximum size of a layout.


-v value
Sets the volume of the X speaker. The value is passed to XBell() and must be in the range -100..100.