SCAM Documentation

Command-line Options

-i infile

use infile for input. This switch can be used to read from a script, or to read from a fifo when used by a front-end.

-o outfile

use outfile for output. This switch can be used to write output to a file, or to write to a fifo when used by a front-end.

-e errfile

use errfile for errors. This switch can be used to write errors to a file, or to write to a fifo when used by a front-end.

-s

run scam in silent (script) mode. No startup banner and no prompt will be shown. Use this switch when running a script or when invoking SCAM from a front-end.

-b

buffer SCAM output and SCAM error. Normally, SCAM's output and error are not buffered, but sent directly. This is useful if the output or error is sent to a fifo, because then the process reading from this fifo will immediately get its input. In interactive mode however, you will see every byte of output written to the screen. If you are bothered by this, use this switch.
NOTE: in interactive mode, standard error is used, so error will then be unbuffered by default.

-t mode

show card output formatted in mode mode.
Mode 0 is normal mode, hexadecimal output only, with no formatting. This mode is used by the Perl front-end. This is the default mode.
Mode 1 is a two column mode: the first column contains hexadecimal output, the second contains printable ASCII output. The width of the columns is adjusted to the screen width, which was specified during compilation.
Mode 2 shows a line of hexadecimal output, followed by a line of printable ASCII output. The line length is adjusted to the screen width, which was specified during compilation.
Mode 3 shows printable ASCII output only. The line length is adjusted to the screen width, which was specified during compilation.

-h

show an overview of the command-line options and exit.

-v

output version information and exit.