Basic Commands supported in Interactive Mode - Basic Commands supported in Interactive Mode - 2026.1 English - UG1702

Vitis Reference Guide (UG1702)
Document ID
UG1702
Release Date
2026-06-23
Version
2026.1 English
The following are supported commands in the Vitis interactive mode.
Table 1. Commands Supported in Vitis Interactive Mode
Commands Description Example
cd, pwd, ls Basic Unix commands 
Vitis [1]: <unix command>
edit Makes edits in the Python file 
Vitis [1]: edit <filename>.py
run Runs Python scripts 
Vitis [1]: run <filename>.pyVitis [1]: run -t <filename>.py
Displays timing information at the end of run
source Runs Python script in batch mode 
$ vitis -source <filename>.py
env Sets and lists environment variables Lists all env variables:
Vitis [1]: env

Gets the value of variable:

Vitis [1] env <var_name>

Sets the value of variable:

Vitis [1]: env XILINX_VITIS= <path>
history Prints input command history from the current session

Returns the command history with no line numbers.

Vitis [1]: history

Prints history with line numbers like 1, 2: 

Vitis[1]: history -n 1-2
time Displays execution time, CPU time and wall clock times 
Vitis [1]: time client=vitisng.create_client()
clear Clears the session 
Vitis [1]: clear
help() Gets help for Vitis commands 
Vitis [1]: help(vitis)Vitis [1]: help(vitis.create_client())