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+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Efabless Corporation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+
+export PDK_ROOT=~/foss/pdks/open_pdks/sky130;
+export MAGTYPE=maglef ; 
+export PDKPATH=$PDK_ROOT/sky130A ;
+export MAGIC=magic
+
+$MAGIC -rcfile $PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/sky130A.magicrc -dnull -noconsole  <<EOF
+drc off
+load $1.mag
+select top cell
+expand
+lef write $1.lef 
+quit -noprompt
+EOF
+
+$MAGIC -rcfile $PDKPATH/libs.tech/magic/current/sky130A.magicrc -dnull -noconsole << EOX 
+drc off
+lef read $1.lef
+load $1
+save $1.lef.mag
+#writeall force $1.lef.mag
+
+		# copy GDS properties from the MAG view into the MAGLEF view
+		set gds_properties [list]
+		set fp [open $1.mag r]
+			set mag_lines [split [read \$fp] "\n"]
+			foreach line \$mag_lines {
+				if { [string first "string GDS_" \$line] != -1 } {
+					lappend gds_properties \$line
+				}
+			}
+		close \$fp
+		set fp [open $1.lef.mag r]
+			set mag_lines [split [read \$fp] "\n"]
+			set new_mag_lines [list]
+			foreach line \$mag_lines {
+				if { [string first "<< end >>" \$line] != -1 } {
+					lappend new_mag_lines [join \$gds_properties "\n"]
+				}
+				lappend new_mag_lines \$line
+			}
+		close \$fp
+		set fp [open $1.lef.mag w]
+			puts \$fp [join \$new_mag_lines "\n"]
+		close \$fp
+
+
+quit
+EOX
+
+mv -f $1.lef.mag ../maglef/$1.mag
+rm -f $1.lef