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+ | | << [[geda:gschem_ug:introduction|Introduction]] | **[[geda:gschem_ug|gEDA gschem User Guide]]** | [[geda:gschem_ug:main_window|The main window]] >> | | ||
+ | ===== Running gschem ===== | ||
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+ | <note tip>Are you looking for help with [[geda:installation|installing gEDA]]?</note> | ||
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+ | **gschem** can be launched directly from your system applications menu: look for "gEDA Schematic Editor", which can be found in the "Engineering" or "Electronics" submenus on most Linux systems. It can also be run by opening a schematic file (ending in ''.sch'') from a file browser window. | ||
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+ | Alternatively, you can run gschem from the command line using the ''gschem'' command. You can run it without any arguments just to open a new, untitled schematic: | ||
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+ | <code> | ||
+ | gschem | ||
+ | </code> | ||
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+ | or you can specify the names of some schematic or symbol files to open: | ||
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+ | <code> | ||
+ | gschem mydesign.sch symbols/resistor-1.sym | ||
+ | </code> | ||
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+ | If any of the schematic or symbol files you specify don't already exist, gschem will create a new, empty file with that name. | ||
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+ | gschem accepts several [[geda:gschem_ug:command_line|optional arguments]] that can be specified on the command line to alter its behaviour. They are also detailed in the gschem manpage (which you can view by running ''man gschem''). |