Debugger command summary

Invocation

   

   debug [-V] [-i c|x] [-X opt] [-d defaults] [-s path] [-Yitem,dir]
         [[-f none|procs|all] [-r] [-l start_loc] cmd_line]
   debug [-V] [-i c|x] [-X opt] [-d defaults] [-s path] [-Yitem,dir]
         [-f none|procs|all] [-l object_file] live_object ...
   debug [-V] [-i c|x] [-X opt] [-d defaults] [-s path] [-Yitem,dir]
         -c core_file object_file

Process Control

   

   cancel [-p proc_list] [signal . . . ]
   create [-dr] [-f all|none|procs] [-dr] [-l start_loc] [cmd_line]
   grab [-f all|none|procs] [-l object_file] live_object . . .
   grab -c core_file object_file
   halt [-p proc_list]
   input [-p proc_name|-r pseudo-tty] [-n] input_string
   jump [-p proc_list] location
   kill [-p proc_list] [signal]
   rename prog_name name
   ps [-p proc_list]
   release [-s] [-p proc_list]
   run [-p proc_list] [-bfr] [-u location]
   step [-p proc_list] [-bfioq] [-c count]

Events

   

   change event_num [-p proc_list] [-eqvx] [-c count] [throw|catch]
          [stop_expr|call . . . | signal . . . |type] [commands]
   delete event_num . . .
   delete -a [-p proc_list] [event_command]
   disable event_num . . .
   disable -a [-p proc_list] [event_command]
   enable event_num . . .
   enable -a [-p proc_list] [event_command]
   events [-p proc_list] [event_num . . .]
   exception -d [-i] [throw|catch]
   exception [-p proc_list] [[-iq] [throw|catch] type [command]]
   onstop [-p proc_list] [command]
   signal [-p proc_list] [[-iq] signal . . . [command]]
   signal -d [-i] [signal . . . ]
   stop [-p proc_list] [[-q] [-c count] stop_expr [command]]
   syscall [-p proc_list] [[-eqx] [-c count] call . . . [command]]

Display

   

   dis [-p proc_list] [-c instr_count] [-ns] [location] [end_location]
   dump [-p proc_list] [-c byte_count] [-b] expression
   export $username
   list -p[proc_list] [-c count] [thread_id@][file_name@]func_name
   list -p[proc_list] [-c count] [thread_id@][file_name@]line_num
   list -p[proc_list] [-c count] /reg_exp/
   list -p[proc_list] [-c count] ?reg_exp?
   list -p[proc_list] [-c count]
   map [-p proc_list]
   print [-p proc_list] [-f fmt] [-v] expr [, expr] ...
   regs [-p proc_list]
   set [-p proc_list] debug_or_user_variable [=] expr [, expr] ...
   set [-p proc_list] [-v] language_expression
   stack [-p proc_list] [-c count] [-f frame] [-a address] [-s stack]
   symbols [-p proc_list] [-o shared_object] [-n file_name] [-dfgltuv] [pattern]
   whatis [-p proc_list] expr

Miscellaneous

   

   ! cmd_line
   # comment
   alias [name [tokens]]
   alias [name]
   alias -r name
   break
   cd [pathname]
   continue
   fc [-e ename] [-nlr] [first [last]]
   fc -e - [old=new] [command]
   help [topic]
   if (expr) cmd [else cmd]
   logon [filename]
   logoff
   pwd
   quit
   script [-q] fname
   while (expr) cmd

Command Syntax


block:
{ cmd_list }

cmd_list:
cmd

cmd sep cmd_list

sep:
;

new_line

cmd:
block

simple_command

simple_command:
All debugger commands

proc_name:
all

%thread

%proc

%program

process_id

ppid

program_name

$username

proc_list:
proc_name

proc_list , proc_name

stop_expr:
stop_event || stop_expr
stop_event && stop_expr

stop_event

stop_event:

location

*lvalue

( expr )

Built-in Aliases

   

   b => stop
   exit => quit
   h => help
   history => fc -1
   l => list
   n => next
   next => step -o
   ni => step -io
   p => print
   q => quit
   r => run
   rr => fc -e
   s => step
   si => step -i
   sig => signal
   syms => symbols
   sys => syscall
   t => stack

Format Specifiers

Character	Meaning
a, A	Floating point in hexadecimal with
	decimal exponent (as power of two)
b, B	Unsigned binary integer
C	wide character
c	unsigned character
d, i	signed decimal integer
e, E	floating point style [-]d.ddde±dd or [-]d.dddE±dd
f	floating point style [-]ddd.ddd
g, G	floating point in either of the 2 styles (e,E or f,F)
o	unsigned octal integer
p	void *(generic pointer, hexadecimal address)
s	string
S	Wide character string
u	unsigned decimal integer
x, X	unsigned hexadecimal integer
z	debugger default style for the expression
%	'%'