Nios® V Processor Software Developer Handbook

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Date 9/26/2022
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12.2.1. Nios® V Processor Command Line Utilities

The Nios® V processor command line utilities tools are the entry point to configure Nios® V processor settings. Everything you can do with the tools, such as specifying the settings, creating CMakeLists.txt, and building projects, is made available by the utilities.

All Nios® V processor command line utilities tools share the following behavior:

  • Send error messages and warning messages to stderr.
  • Send messages (other than errors and warnings) to stdout.
  • Display one error message for each error.
  • Return an exit value of 1 if the tool detects any errors.
  • Return an exit value of 0 if the tool does not detect any errors. (Warnings are not errors).
  • If the help or version command line option is specified,
    • Return an exit value of 0, and take no other action.
    • Send the output (help or version number) to stdout.
  • When an error is detected, suppresses all subsequent operations (such as writing files).

The following section provides a complete reference of all available commands, options, and settings for Nios® V processor command line utilities tools. The reference is useful for developing your own embedded software projects, packages, or device drivers.

The Nios® V processor command line tools described in this section are in the <Intel Quartus Prime software installation directory>/niosv/bin directory.