---
name: "incataloggds"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "alliance"
version: "5.1.1-3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/incataloggds"
---

# incataloggds(3)

test if cell belongs to the catalog file

## NAME

incataloggds - test if cell belongs to the catalog file

## SYNOPSYS

```
#include "mut.h"
int incataloggds(figname)
char ∗figname;
```

## PARAMETER

- *figname*

  Name of the cell to be checked

## DESCRIPTION

**incataloggds** checks a cell represented by its *figname* beeing present in the catalog file with the **'G'** attribut. This means that the cell is a phantom of a gds cell.\
 This is useful when traducing a symbolic layout into physical one, because then the **'G'** attribued cells are not to be translated, but just replaced in the output. This is mostly used for pads.\
 The catalog is the sum of all the catalogs of the cells libraries specified in the [**MBK\_CATA\_LIB**(1)](/MBK_CATA_LIB/1.md) and [**MBK\_WORK\_LIB**(1)](/MBK_WORK_LIB/1.md). The catalogs of the [**MBK\_CATA\_LIB**(1)](/MBK_CATA_LIB/1.md) are the files called **CATAL**, and the [**MBK\_WORK\_LIB**(1)](/MBK_WORK_LIB/1.md) is by default **CATAL** but can be changed to [**MBK\_CATAL\_NAME**(1)](/MBK_CATAL_NAME/1.md).

## RETURN VALUE

**incataloggds** returns **0** if the cell does not belong to the catalog with the **'G'** attribut, a value different from **0** if it does.

## EXAMPLE

```
#include "mut.h"
char ∗tell_if_incataloggds(name)
char ∗name;
{
	return incataloggds(name) ? "Jawohl, es ist ein pad" : "Nein, keine";
}
```

## SEE ALSO

**mbk**(1), [**incatalog**(3)](/incatalog/3.md), [**incatalogdelete**(3)](/incatalogdelete/3.md), [**incatalogfeed**(3)](/incatalogfeed/3.md).