diff --git a/utils/lef2maglef.sh b/utils/lef2maglef.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+export PDK_ROOT=~/foss/pdks/open_pdks/sky130;
+export MAGTYPE=mag ; 
+export PDKPATH=$PDK_ROOT/sky130A ;
+export MAGIC=magic
+
+
+$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