User`s manual

ModelSim Xilinx User’s Manual ModelSim Shortcuts B-287
You may abbreviate command syntax, but there’s a catch. The minimum characters
required to execute a command are those that make it unique. Remember, as we add new
commands some of the old shortcuts may not work.
Command history shortcuts
The simulator command history may be reviewed, or commands may be reused, with these
shortcuts at the ModelSim/VSIM prompt:
Mouse and keyboard shortcuts in the Transcript and Source windows
The following mouse actions and special keystrokes can be used to edit commands in the
entry region of the Main window. They can also be used in editing the file displayed in the
Source window and all Notepad windows (enter the notepad command within ModelSim
to open the Notepad editor).
Shortcut Description
up and down arrows scroll through the command history with the keyboard arrows
click on prompt left-click once on a previous ModelSim or VSIM prompt in the
transcript to copy the command typed at that prompt to the active
cursor
history
shows the last few commands (up to 50 are kept)
Mouse Result
< left-button - click >
< left-button - press > + drag
< shift - left-button - press >
< left-button - double-click >
< left-button - double-click > + drag
< control - left-button - click >
< left-button - click > on previous ModelSim or VSIM prompt
move the insertion cursor
select
extend selection
select word
select word + word
move insertion cursor without changing
the selection
copy and paste previous command string
to current prompt