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ModelSim Command Reference ModelSim EE/PLUS Reference Manual
Arguments, VHDL and Verilog
-help
Displays the command’s options and arguments. Optional.
-c
Specifies that the simulator is to be run in command line mode. Optional. If used, must be
the first argument. Also see "Running command-line and batch-mode simulations" (p532)
for more information.
-i
Specifies that the simulator is to be run in interactive mode. Optional. If used, must be the
first argument.
-do “<command_string>” | <macro_file_name>
Instructs VSIM to use the command(s) specified by <command_string> or the macro file
named by <macro_file_name> rather than the startup file specified in the
.ini
file, if any.
Optional.
-file <filename>
Specifies a file with more command line arguments. Allows complex arguments to be
reused without retyping. Optional.
-gui
Starts the Model
Sim
GUI without loading a design. Optional.
-keepstdout
For use with foreign programs. Instructs the simulator to not redirect the stdout stream to
the Main transcript window. Optional.
-l <logfile>
Saves the contents of the "Main window" (p116) to <filename>. Optional. Default is
transcript
. Can also be specified using the
.ini
(see "Creating a transcript file" (p422)) file
or the
.tcl
preference file (see "Main window preference variables" (p219)). The size of this
file can be controlled with the MTI_TF_LIMIT variable (p55).
<license_option>
Restricts the search of the license manager. Optional. Use one of the following options.