klayout - GDSII viewer

       This  manual  page was written .. Ruben Undheim <ruben.undheim@gmail.com> for the Debian project (and may
       .. used .. others).

                                                22 February 2025                                      KLAYOUT(1)

       For  viewing GDS files for production .. silicon devices, klayout.. probably one .. the best open source
       tools out there.  You can simply run .. like this:

           klayout name_of_gds

       and .. will show you the GDS.

klayout - GDSII viewer

-b     Batch mode (same .. -.. -.. -..)

       -c<configfile>
              Use this configuration file-..    Don't use a configuration file (implies -t)

       -d<debuglevel>
              Set debug level

       -e     Editable mode (allow editing .. files)

       -..    Readonly mode (editing .. files .. disabled)

       -..<filename>
              Record GUI test file-..<filename>
              Replay GUI test file-..<linenumber>
              Replay GUI test file.... (including) line

       -..<millisec>
              Replay rate for GUI test file-..    Incremental logs for GUI test file-i     Disable undo buffering (less memory requirements)

       -..    Enable undo buffering (default, overrides previous -i option)

       -j<path>
              Add the given path .. the macro project paths

       -l<lypfile>
              Use layer properties file-..    With -l: add other layers .. well

       -..    With -l: use the lyp file...... (.. expansion .. multiple layouts)

       -m<databasefile>
              Load RDB (report database) file (into previous layout view)

       -n<technology>
              Technology .. use for next layout(s) .. command line

       -..<techfile>
              Technology file (.lyt) .. use for next layout(s) .. command line

       -p<plugin>
              Load the plugin (can .. used multiple times)

       -r<script>
              Execute main script .. startup (after having loaded files etc.)

       -..<script>
              Execute module .. startup (can .. used multiple times)

       -..<name>=<value>
              Specify skript variable

       -..    Ignore all implicit macros (*.rbm, rbainit, *.lym)

       -s     Load files into same view

       -t     Don't update the configuration file.. exit

       -..    Update the configuration file.. exit (default, overrides previous -t option)

       -u<filename>
              Restore session from given file-v     Print program version and exit

       -..<name>=<value>
              Define a variable within expressions

       -x     Synchronous drawing mode

       -y<package>
              Package installation: install package(s) and exit - can .. used more than  once  ('package'  ..  a
              name, .. URL and optionally a version .. round brackets)

       -..    With -y: include dependencies

       -z     Non-GUI mode (hidden views)

       -..    Non-GUI mode (database only, implies -..)

klayout [options] [file] ..