dbGet Commands

1). To report the number of inputs 

• dbGet top.numInputs 

2).To report the number of instances

• dbGet top.numInsts

3). To report the status of the design

• dbGet top.statusRouted
• dbGet top.statusIoPlaced
• dbGet top.statusClockSynthesized

4). To get the properties of the selected objects

• dbGet selected.??

5). To get the instances names for the particular cell

• dbGet top.insts.cell.name BUFX2* -u

6). To get the cell name of the particular instance

• dbGet [dbGet -p top.insts.name instancename].cell.name

7). The selected net is clock net or not

• dbGet -p1 top.nets.isCtsclock 1

8).  To get the dont touch attributes

• dbGet top.insts.isDontTouch 1

9). To report the power domain names

• dbGet top.fplan.groups.pd.name

10). To check the fixed status of the cell

• dbGet [dbGet -p2 [dbGet -p top.instspStatus fixed].cell.name invx1]

11).To report the core box

• dbGet top.fplan.coreBox

12).  To report the placement blockage area

• dbGet top.fplan.pBlkgs.area

13).  To report the sequential cells

• dbGet [dbGet -p2 top.insts.cell.isSequential 1].name
• dbGet [dbGet -p2 top.insts.cell.isSequential 0].name

14). To report the net name which is connected to pin

• dbGet [dbGet -p top.insts.instTerms.name pinname].net.name

15). To report the status of your design

• dbGet top.?? status*

16). To report the layers max_min density issues

• dbGet head.layers.maxDensity
• dbGet head.layers.minDensity

17). To report the minspacing 

• dbGet head.layers.minSpacing
• dbGet head.layers.minWidth

18). To report the vias name

• dbGet head.vias.name

19). To report the manufacturing grid

dbGet head.mfgGrid

20). To report the macro cells in the design

dbGet [dbGet -p1 top.insts.cell.subClass block].name

21). find the net name which is connected with a particular pin

• dbGet [dbGet top.insts.instTerms.name pin_name -p].net.name
•  dbGet [dbGet top.insts.instTerms.name  pin_name -p].isOutput
•  dbGet [dbGet top.insts.instTerms.name  pin_name -p].isInput  
• dbGet [dbGet [dbGet top.insts.instTerms.name  pin_name -p].layer].name (which metal layer is connecting to that pin)
• dbGet [dbGet top.insts.instTerms.name  pin_name -p].dontTouch