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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:30:45 +0200 (CEST)
From: Roland Lutz <rlutz AT hedmen DOT org>
To: "Richard Rasker (rasker AT linetec DOT nl) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: [geda-user] Gschem refdes autonumber over multiple pages?
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Hi Richard,

On Tue, 30 Apr 2024, Richard Rasker (rasker AT linetec DOT nl) [via 
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> I guess there isn't an external command for saving the currently 
> opened files from the command line? Or is there? Then I could 
> incorporate it in my script, prior to updating the list.

there is the command-line option --control-fd= which takes an open file 
descriptor or the value "stdin" as an argument.  Via this file descriptor, 
the following commands can be used to control gschem:

> The following commands are supported:
>
>     visit FILE
>     save FILE
>     save-all
>     revert FILE
>     close FILE
>     patch-filename FILE PATCHFILE
>     import-patch FILE [PATCHFILE]
>     quit
>     help
> 
> File paths must be absolute, except for patch filenames which are 
> resolved relative to the main file.  Arguments are separated by spaces; 
> spaces and backslashes inside arguments must be escaped with a backslash.

Maybe this is what you are looking for?

Roland