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===== Introduction =====

**gnetlist** is a //netlisting//  tool, and is part of the [[geda:faq|gEDA (GPL Electronic Design Automation)]] toolset.  It is used to extract information about electronic components and the connections between them from //schematic diagrams//,  which describe the logical structure of an circuit.  gnetlist outputs the //netlist// in a variety of formats that can be automatically processed by other tools, such as printed circuit board (PCB) layout tools or circuit simulators.

==== Reading this guide ====

Several typographical conventions are used in this guide to indicate different concepts.

  * When key terms or concepts are introduced, an //italic typeface// is used.  For example, "gnetlist accepts a number of //command-line arguments//."
  * Text you might type in a text editor or at a command line is indicated using a ''fixed space typeface''.  For example, "The ''%%--list-backends%%'' option to gnetlist prints a list of installed netlist backends."

==== Getting additional help ====

If you have a question about using gnetlist, you may wish to send a message to one of the gEDA [[geda:mailinglists|mailing lists]].  Alternatively, you can ask your question on the [[https://answers.launchpad.net/geda|geda Launchpad page]], and one of the developers will try to answer it for you.

If you think you have found a bug in gnetlist, please file a bug report in [[http://bugs.launchpad.net/geda|the Launchpad bug tracker]]. Please add the tag "gnetlist".  It will help the developers to fix your problem quickly if you can describe in detail how to reproduce the bug.