sh (idb mode only)

Execute a shell command.

Syntax

sh string

string

The command to execute.

This command executes a call to an OS shell command.

When using the Console window in the GUI, the shell output appears in the shell window that invoked the debugger.

The following examples are based on the command-line debugger, not on the GUI.

(idb) sh uname -s
Linux 
(idb)

To execute more than one command at the shell, spawn a shell and enter commands, as shown in the following example:

(idb) sh bash -f
% ls out 
out 
% ls *.b 
recio.b 
stdio.b 
% exit 
(idb)