Altera Quartus II Scripting - Manual (Page 57)

Chapter 2: Command-line Executables 2–31
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--simulation[=on|off]
A top-level option that indicates that all other options specified on the command line are meant for
simulation-related file generation.
The exact type of output file(s) are specified by secondary options. These include:
--tool
--format
--output_directory
--glitch_filtering
--no_top_vhdl_entity
--disable_bidir_input_timing_checks
--vhdl_architecture
--vcd_tb_design_instance_name
--vcd_type
--functional
--maintain_design_hierarchy
--map_illegal_characters
--short_hpath
--timescale
--flatten_buses
--device_controls_as_ports
--user_compiled_simlib_dir
All options are always optional, except “--tool” and “--format”. The “--tool” and “--format” options may
or may not be optional.
For more information on each option, use "--help=<option>".
--timing_analysis[=on|off]
A top-level option that indicates that all other options specified on the command line are meant for timing
analysis- related file generation.
The exact type of output file(s) are specified by secondary options. These include:
--tool
--format
--output_directory
--map_illegal_characters
--short_hpath
--flatten_buses
All options are always optional, except "--tool" and "--format". The "--tool" and "--format" options may or
may not be optional.
For more information on each option, use "--help=<option>".
--tool=<3rd-party eda tool>
Option to tell the EDA Netlist Writer to write out a netlist for the specified third-party EDA tool. You can
choose the third-party EDA tool from one of the three categories of available tools: simulation, timing
analysis, or board level design and analysis.
This option overrides the settings specified in the Quartus II Settings File (.qsf).
Both the tool name and format must be specified in order to generate a netlist. Available tools and their
corresponding options are listed below: