Verdi Tips & Tricks
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Bash/Linux Tips
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- ``make verdi &`` : The bash suffix ``&`` runs commands asynchronously. This lets
  you write more commands in the same terminal after launching an application
  through it (press enter to keep using the same terminal).
- ``Ctrl + R`` will let you search through your bash history


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Keyboard Shortcuts
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- Click on the name of a signal in a file, then ``Ctrl + W``: pull signal into
  waveform viewer.

  - Can also double click on signal name in file, or drag the name into the
    waveform viewer

- Can select multiple signals in the file at the same time, then ``Ctrl + W`` to
  pull all of them in.
- Shift + L : reload the waveform after running a new simulation

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Gui Tips
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- Double click on a struct in the waveform viewer to expand it.
- Shift + Scrolling moves the waveform sideways.
- Ctrl + Scrolling zooms in and out of the waveform.
- Click on the value of a waveform you’re interested in to move the cursor
  there. You can then double click on the waveform to see what signal is driving
  it at that instant.

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Debugging Tips
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- Right click signal -> OneTrace -> Driver. This will highlight the logic which
  is driving the signal. Similar to the double click trick mentioned earlier.
- Similarly, right clicking a signal then selecting "Trace X" will render a
  small block diagram with the sources of X propagation.