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rajit [Common command-line options]
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 ACT tools that use the core act library all accept the following command-line options. These options should come first, before any tool-specific options: ACT tools that use the core act library all accept the following command-line options. These options should come first, before any tool-specific options:
-   * ''-T//techname//'': changes the technology [[config:start|configuration files]] to ''techname''+   * ''-T//techname//'': changes the technology [[config:start|configuration files]] to ''techname''. This specifies that the config files are in directory ''$ACT_HOME/conf/''//techname//. If an absolute path is specified, then that path is used as the directory location for configuration files.
    * ''-D//name//=//value//'': defines the specified parameter (either a ''pbool'' or a ''pint'') as a global parameter that can then by used by the ACT file    * ''-D//name//=//value//'': defines the specified parameter (either a ''pbool'' or a ''pint'') as a global parameter that can then by used by the ACT file
    * ''-cnf=//file//'': reads in the specified file as an ACT configuration file (after the default files for the specified technology)    * ''-cnf=//file//'': reads in the specified file as an ACT configuration file (after the default files for the specified technology)