Magic-7.3 Command Reference

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## writeall

Write out all modified cells to disk

### Shortcuts:

> Key macro w implements the command writeall.
> Key macro W implements the command writeall force.

### Usage:

> writeall [force]

### Summary:

> The writeall command generates a popup dialog prompting for action on writing each cell definition in the layout hierarchy to disk. As shown in the figure below, the popup dialog presents five choices:
> write
>   Writes the single cell and continues the prompting for the next cell.
> flush
>   Reverts the cell to what was originally on the disk, like the flush command. Continues prompting for the next cell.
> skip
>   No action for the indicated cell definition; continue prompting for the next cell.
> abort
>   Stop all writing and terminate the command with no further prompting or processing.
> autowrite
>   Write all the cells, with no further prompting.

> > Figure 1. The popup dialog of the writeall command.

> With the option write force, the command writes all cells in the hierarchy with no prompting.

### Implementation Notes:

> writeall is implemented as a built-in command in magic.

### See Also:

> save

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Last updated: October, 2004