How do I run Vivado 2019.1 from the command line on Linux?

This post shows how to run Vivado 2019.1 from the command line. It also shows you how to run Vivado in non-GUI mode and in batch mode.

Steps

Step #1: Open a terminal

Step #2: Figure out whether you're running csh or bash by typing:

ps -p $$

You should see something like:

PID TTY TIME CMD

2729 pts/1 00:00:00 bash

Step #3: Find settings64.sh or settings64.csh

find / -name "settings*sh"

You should see something like:

/tools/Xilinx/Vivado/2019.1/settings64.sh

/tools/Xilinx/Vivado/2019.1/settings64.csh

Step #4: If you're running bash type:

source /tools/Xilinx/Vivado/2019.1/settings64.sh

vivado

...or csh type:

source /tools/Xilinx/Vivado/2019.1/settings64.csh

vivado

You can also use:

vivado -mode gui

...and to get helpL

vivado -help

You should see something like:

****** Vivado v2019.1 (64-bit)

**** SW Build 2552052 on Fri May 24 14:47:09 MDT 2019

**** IP Build 2548770 on Fri May 24 18:01:18 MDT 2019

** Copyright 1986-2019 Xilinx, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

start_gui

...and then see the GUI pop up.

Stop the GUI from the GUI

If you'd like to stop the GUI from the GUI

Step #1: Click Tcl Console

Note: you can minimize the console by clicking:

Step #2: type stop_gui in the console

You'll see a Vivado prompt:

Note 2: Type start_gui to restart the GUI.

Run Vivado without a GUI

To run Vivado without the GUI type:

vivado -mode tcl

^^^ from page 4 of [UG835 v2019.1 Tcl Command Reference Guide]

Run Vivado in Batch Mode, i.e. Just Run a TCL Script

vivado -mode batch -source <your_Tcl_script>

^^^ also from page 4 of [UG835 v2019.1 Tcl Command Reference Guide]

References

• How do I check which shell I am using? [link]

• UG835 (v2019.1) May 22, 2019 Tcl Command Reference Guide [link]

• UG973 (v2019.1) June 7, 2019 Vivado Design Suite 2019.1 Release Notes [link]

• UG894 (v2019.1) May 22, 2019 Using Tcl Scripting [link]

• The Xilinx graphic is from [link]