Basic Commands

version

Show OpenFPGA version information

help

Show help desk to list all the available commands

source

Run a set of existing commands from a string stream or a file

--command_stream <string>

A string/file stream which contains the commands to be executed. Use quote(") to group command and semicolumn(;) to split between commands. For example,
source --command_stream "help;exit;"
--from_file

Specify the command stream comes from a file. When selected, the file will be parsed as a regular script following the OpenFPGA script file format. See details in OpenFPGA Script Format

--batch_mode

Enable batch mode when executing the script from a file. Valid only when --from_file is enabled.

Note

If you are sourcing a file when running OpenFPGA in script mode, please turn on the batch mode here. See details in Launch OpenFPGA Shell

ext_exec

Run a system call for a command which is not in OpenFPGA shell

--command <string>

A string stream which contains the command to be executed. Use quote(") to group command. For example,
ext_exec --command "ls -all"

exit

Exit OpenFPGA shell