---
name: "horizon-imp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "horizon-eda"
version: "2.6.0-2.2+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/horizon-imp"
---

# horizon-imp(1)

horizon EDA interactive manipulator

## NAME

horizon-imp - horizon EDA interactive manipulator

## SYNOPSIS

horizon-imp -y *\<symbol file\>* \|  -c *\<schematic file\> \<block file\>* \| -a *\<padstack file\>* \| -k *\<package file\>* \| -b *\<board file\> \<block file\> \<via directory\>*\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents the **horizon-imp** command.

**horizon-imp is the 'interactive manipulator' and can be run in one of 5 modes, each operating on a different type of item: symbol, schematic, padstack, package or board.**

## OPTIONS

Details of options are included below.

- **-y *\<symbol file\>***

  Run in Symbol mode:

- **-c *\<schematic file\> \<block file\>***

  Run in Schematic mode

- **-a *\<padstack file\>***

  Run in Padstack mode

- **-k *\<package file\>***

  Run in Package mode

- **-b *\<board file \<block file\> \<via directory\>***

  Run in Board mode

## USAGE

There is normally little reason to run this command directly. Normally horizon-prj-mgr and horizon-pool-mgr are used. But it remains useful for debugging.

## ENVIRONMENT

This command requires the environment variable HORIZON\_POOL to point to the pool's directory (the one with the pool.json and pool.db in it)