---
name: "gsymfix"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "geda-utils"
version: "1:1.8.2-11"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gsymfix"
---

# gsymfix(1)

automatically fix common issues with gEDA symbols

## NAME

gsymfix - automatically fix common issues with gEDA symbols

## SYNOPSIS

**gsymfix \[** *options* **\]** *symbol\_file*

## DESCRIPTION

**gsymfix** reads a gEDA symbol file and does the following:

- •

  prints a warning if there is no pinnumber attribute on a pin;

- •

  Renumbers pinseq attributes on all pins, starting with 1;

- •

  Adds a pinseq attribute to a pin if none exists;

- •

  Adds a pinlabel=n\_a attribute to a pin if none exists;

- •

  Adds a pintype=io attribute to a pin if none exists;

- •

  Adds a numslots=0 attribute to the symbol if none exists;

- •

  Adds a device=XXX attribute to the symbol if none exists;

- •

  Adds a footprint=XXX attribute to the symbol if none exists.

The idea here is to fix common cut-and-paste issues and fix up the symbol so that it will pass [**gsymcheck**(1)](/gsymcheck/1.md) with no errors or warnings.

## OPTIONS

**gsymfix** accepts the following options:

- \--help

  Displays this help message.

- \--verbose

  Enables verbose output.

- \--vverbose

  Enables \*very\* verbose output.

- \--version

  Shows the version of this program.

## AUTHOR

Mike Skerritt \<mike@acornpacket.com\>.

## SEE ALSO

[**gschem**(1)](/gschem/1.md), [**gsymcheck**(1)](/gsymcheck/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

```
Copyright © 1999-2011 gEDA Contributors.  License GPLv2+: GNU GPL
version 2 or later.  Please see the `COPYING' file included with this
program for full details.
```

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.