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USER COMMANDS
NAME
gdct - create and edit EPICS records in ascii ".db" files
SYNOPSIS
gdct [ -s sdr_file_name )
AVAILABILITY
The tool in available under Unix from the EPICS application
directory provided by getrel in release 3.11 or greater.
DESCRIPTION
See the GDCT User's Manual for a description of how to use
this tool. The Graphical Database Configuration Tool (GDCT)
allows the user to build EPICS databases and visualize links
between records and process variables.
The tool starts out with an empty drawing area ready to add
records to. The user can choose to open an existing data-
base or start creating a new one. There are several impor-
tant items from the user's manual to remember which will be
summarized here.
This tool edits and maintains a graphical information file
and a ".db" file. The graphical infomation file is the file
you specify to open and save from the menus, not the ".db"
file. The ".db" file contains the record instances that
were editted graphically. The name of the ".db" file is the
same as the graphical file with the extension ".db" at the
end.
When the tool is started, two windows will appear: the draw-
ing area and a tool palette. Depending on window manager
placement resources, the two gdct windows may appear on top
of one another.
OPTIONS
-s Names the default dctsdr file. If not specified, it
first checks for the file ./default.dctsdr.
SEE ALSO
dbfile(5), db2database(1), dbLoadRecords(3),GDCT User's Manual
GDCT(1)
GDCT(1)
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