Schematic File Format Error?

In the schematic a multi unit component is described like:

$Comp
L 74LS00 U1
U 2 1 5965ED41
P 6000 4000

The line that starts with “U” indicates it is about unit #2. Ok so far. But the field right after that should tell about the total number of units (which is 4 for an 7400). So I assume this is a bug. The line should read:

U 2 4 5965ED41

Right ?

It is the de Morgan flag. The schematic format is different to the library format.

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ok, thanks.
The wiki at https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Kicad/file_formats needs to be fixed on that.

It’s a wiki, so just go ahead and update it. :slight_smile: However, that wiki is mostly 6+ years out of date, and needs large parts re-writing. I would not rely on it much.

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