Make Your Command Line Life Easier With "specman -e"

Hi All,

It always amazes me to see just how many Specman users make use of the interactive command line to load files, set breakpoints, run sims and debug.  I just wanted to update all you command line gurus that, as of the 8.2 release of Specman, a new switch "-e" turns on some cool editing features that you can use directly from the specman command prompt. 

If you use add the -e switch when calling specman:

%> specman -e

Specman will be launched in Command Line Editing Mode and the following features will be enabled:

• The right-arrow and left-arrow keys move the cursor right or left one character on the command line.
• The up-arrow and down-arrow keys scroll backward or forward in the command line history buffer.
• The tab key provides filename completion functionality.
• You can insert new characters at the cursor position.
  

Now, you should be aware that there are some limitations when using this new feature:

• Command line editing works in interactive mode. It is not compatible with batch or GUI mode.
• Command line editing cannot be used when Specman is running under its degugger.
• The only supported command line editing functionality is as described for the four arrow keys and the tab key. 

Take care Specmaniacs,

Corey Goss

Specman/e Advanced Verification
Core Competency Team Lead
Cadence Design Systems