down

Syntax

down [ num ]

Parameters

Description

This command moves to the stack frame num levels below the current frame. The default value for num is 1.

If the specified number of levels exceeds the number of active calls on the stack in the specified direction, the debugger issues a warning message and the call frame does not change.

When the current call frame changes, the debugger displays the source line corresponding to the last instruction executed in the function executing the selected call frame.

Use the down command without a parameter to change to the call frame located one level down the stack. Specify an expression that evaluates to an integer to change the call frame down the specified number of levels.

IDB Mode:

When large and complex values are passed by value to a routine on the stack, the output of the down command can be voluminous. You can set the control variable $stackargs to 0 to suppress the output of argument values in the down commands.

Example

(idb) down 1
#1  0x0804af73 in List<Node>::print (this=0xbfffa330) at src/x_list.cxx:168
168         currentNode->printNodeData();