---
name: "sw2asc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "geda-utils"
version: "1:1.8.2-11"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sw2asc"
---

# sw2asc(1)

converts a SWITCAP2 output file into ASCII data files that other tools can read

## NAME

**sw2asc** - converts a SWITCAP2 output file into ASCII data files that other tools can read

## SYNOPSIS

**sw2asc -c\|--copyright**

**sw2asc -h\|--help**

**sw2asc -V\|--version**

**sw2asc** *switcap.out*

## DESCRIPTION

The *sw2asc* program reads the switcap.out output file produced by SWITCAP2 and produces a set of ASCII datafiles which can be more easily loaded into various waveform plotting programs.

Data generated by SWITCAP2 "PRINT" statements is; extracted and written to an output file in an ASCII format which can be directly loaded by the  *gwave* waveform viewer or more easily loaded into a tool such as  *scilab* , *octave* , *grace,* , or  *matlab*

If multiple analyses are in the SWITCAP2 output file, then they are written to individual files.  The output file names are derived from the input file name by appending ".{SSS,TRAN}.#.asc"" to the name of the input file. SSS is used for Sinusoidal Steady State analysis output and TRAN is used for. TRANsient analysis output.  # corresponds to the analysis number (ie if you have 3 SSS analyses in your file, you will end up with .SSS.1.asc, .SSS.2.asc, and .SSS.3.asc.

## OPTIONS

- \-c, --copyright

  prints copyright information and exits

- \-h, --help

  prints help message and exits

- \-V, --version

  prints version information and exits

## EXIT STATUS

*sw2asc* will return 0 on success and non-zero if the command did not complete successfully.

## SEE ALSO

SWITCAP2 users manual