Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Platform Designer
7.12. Archive and Extract Platform Designer Systems with qsys-archive
| Option | Usage | Description | 
|---|---|---|
<1st arg file>  | 
        Required  | 
        The filename of the root Platform Designer system, Platform Designer file archive, or the Quartus® Prime project file.  | 
       
--search-path[=<value>]  | 
        Optional  | 
        If you omit this option, Platform Designer uses a standard default path. If you specify this option, Platform Designer searches a comma-separated list of paths. To include the standard path in your replacement, use "$", for example: /extra/dir,$.  | 
       
--archive  | 
        Optional  | 
        Creates a zip archive of the specified Platform Designer system or the Quartus® Prime project.  | 
       
--report-file[=<value>]  | 
        Optional  | 
        Lists the files that the Platform Designer system or the Quartus® Prime project references, and writes the files list to the specified name in .txt format.  | 
       
--output-directory[=<file>]  | 
        Optional  | 
        Specifies the output directory to save the archive.  | 
       
--extract  | 
        Optional  | 
        Extracts all the files in the given archive.  | 
       
--output-name[=<value>]  | 
        Optional  | 
        Specifies the output name to save the archive or report.  | 
       
collect-to-common-directory[=<true|false>]  | 
        Optional  | 
        When archiving, collects all the .qsys files in the root directory of the archive and all .ip files in a single ip directory, and updates all the matching references. The default option is true.  | 
       
new-quartus-project[=<value>]  | 
        Optional  | 
        Creates a new Quartus® Prime project which contains all the .ip and system files referenced by the Platform Designer system or the Quartus® Prime project.  | 
       
quartus-project[=<value>]  | 
        Optional  | 
        
          
          When you use this command in combination with: 
           
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--rev  | 
        Optional  | 
        Specifies the name of the Quartus® Prime project revision.  | 
       
--include-generated-files  | 
        Optional  | 
        Includes all the generated files of the Platform Designer system.  | 
       
--force  | 
        Optional  | 
        Forcefully creates the specified archive or report, overwriting any existing archives or reports.  | 
       
--jvm-max-heap-size=<value>  | 
        Optional  | 
        Specifies the maximum memory size Platform Designer uses for allocations when running qsys-edit. Specify this value as <size><unit>, where unit is m (or M) for multiples of megabytes, or g (or G) for multiples of gigabytes. The default value is 512m.  | 
       
--help  | 
        Optional  | 
        Displays help for qsys-archive.  | 
       
Alternatively, you can archive and restore your system using the Platform Designer GUI. For more information, refer to Saving and Archiving Platform Designer Systems section.