# How to Invoke Synopsys Design Compiler ?
dc_shell -shell dc_shell -r dc_shell -f dc_shell -x dc_shell -no_init dc_shell -no_home_init dc_shell -no_local_init dc_shell -checkout dc_shell -timeout dc_shell -wait dc_shell -version dc_shell -64bit dc_shell -no_log dc_shell -output_log_file dc_shell -help dc_shell -minimize_peak_mem dc_shell -ams_mode dc_shell -galaxy dc_shell -gui dc_shell -no_gui dc_shell -topographical_mode
dc_shell -help Usage: /usr/synopsys/syn/V-2023.12-SP4/linux64/syn/bin/common_shell_exec -shell % (Shell Name psyn_shell/dc_shell/dc_sms_shell/de_shell/dcnxt_shell/lc_shell/ptxr) -r % (synopsys root path) -f % (execute_command file (optional)) -x % (command to execute (optional)) -no_init (don't load initialization files (optional)) -no_home_init (don't load home .synopsys file (optional)) -no_local_init (don't load local .synopsys file (optional)) -checkout % (check out these features (optional)) -timeout # (exit if license server fails to respond after these number of minutes (optional)) -wait # (exit if feature_list is not all available after these number of minutes (optional)) -version (show product version and exit immediately (optional)) -64bit (use 64-bit executable (optional)) -no_log (don't log commands (optional)) -output_log_file % (log console output to a file (optional)) -help (display this information) -minimize_peak_mem (control use of transparent huge pages to balance MC peak mem and runtime) -ams_mode (run the shell in ams_mode (optional)) -galaxy (Galileo license backward compatibility mode) -gui (run shell with gui (optional)) -no_gui (run shell without gui (optional))
-topographical_mode (run shell in Topographical mode. By default, de_shell commands run in topographical mode)
dcnxt_shell -help Usage: /usr/synopsys/syn/V-2023.12-SP4/linux64/syn/bin/common_shell_exec -shell % (Shell Name psyn_shell/dc_shell/dc_sms_shell/de_shell/dcnxt_shell/lc_shell/ptxr) -r % (synopsys root path) -f % (execute_command file (optional)) -x % (command to execute (optional)) -no_init (don't load initialization files (optional)) -no_home_init (don't load home .synopsys file (optional)) -no_local_init (don't load local .synopsys file (optional)) -checkout % (check out these features (optional)) -timeout # (exit if license server fails to respond after these number of minutes (optional)) -wait # (exit if feature_list is not all available after these number of minutes (optional)) -version (show product version and exit immediately (optional)) -64bit (use 64-bit executable (optional)) -no_log (don't log commands (optional)) -output_log_file % (log console output to a file (optional)) -help (display this information) -minimize_peak_mem (control use of transparent huge pages to balance MC peak mem and runtime) -ams_mode (run the shell in ams_mode (optional)) -galaxy (Galileo license backward compatibility mode) -gui (run shell with gui (optional)) -no_gui (run shell without gui (optional)) -topographical_mode (run shell in Topographical mode. By default, de_shell commands run in topographical mode)