read_db

read_db 
[ -lib s_libName -cell s_cellName -view s_viewName ] 
[ -mode { read | write | append} ]

Reads an existing cellview into memory. The cellview library must be specified in the lib.defs file.

The GUI equivalents for this command are File—Open and Window—New Window.

`-lib` s_libName `-cell` s_cellName `-view` s_viewName
	Specifies the cellview to open. If these arguments are not specified, the Open form appears, allowing you to choose the cellview interactively.
`-mode {read \| write \| append}`
	Specifies the read mode. Valid values: `read` (read-only), `write`, `append`

d_oaObj

Specifies the OpenAccess identifier for the cellview.

This example opens the top_chip/layout cellview from the chiplib library in read-only mode.

read_db -lib chiplib -cell top_chip -view layout -mode read