Debugger Command Reference (IDB Mode)

• address / size format (idb mode only)
  Dump memory in a range you specify.
• / | ?[string] (idb mode only)
  Search in the source for a string, or repeat the last search.
• !
  Repeat a command in the command history.
• ^
  Find, and optionally change a command in the command history.
• #
  Specify a comment.
• alias (idb mode only)
  Define an alias for one or more commands.
• assign (idb mode only)
  Change a program variable.
• attach
  Connect to a running process.
• call
  Call a function in the debuggee.
• catch (idb mode only)
  Catch a signal.
• catch unaligned (idb mode only)
  Catch unaligned accesses.
• class (idb mode only)
  Show or change the current class scope.
• cont (idb mode only)
  Continue program execution.
• delete (idb mode only)
  Delete all or specific breakpoints.
• delete breakpoints (gdb mode only)
  Delete all or a specific breakpoint.
• delsharedobj (idb mode only)
  Delete symbol information for a shared object.
• detach
  Detach the debugger from a running process.
• disable
  Disable one or more breakpoints.
• down
  Move a number of frames down the stack and print them.
• dump (idb mode only)
  List the parameters and local variables on the stack.
• edit (idb mode only)
  Edit the current source file or a specified file.
• enable
  Enable one or more breakpoints.
• exit (idb mode only)
  Exit the debugger.
• expand aggregated message
  Expand the specified or most recent message.
• export (idb mode only)
  Set an environment variable or print all environment variables.
• file (idb mode only)
  Switch to the specified source file.
• fileexpr (idb mode only)
  Switch to the specified source file.
• focus (idb mode only)
  Change or display the current process set.
• func (idb mode only)
  Show or change the current function scope.
• goto (idb mode only)
  Skip to a specific line number.
• help
  Display help for debugger commands.
• history (idb mode only)
  Show the most recently used debugger commands.
• if
  Conditionalize command execution.
• ignore (idb mode only)
  Ignore the specified signal.
• info handle (gdb mode only)
  Print available signals and signal setting information.
• info source (gdb mode only)
  Print information about the current source file.
• kill
  Kill the current process.
• list
  Display lines of source code.
• listobj (idb mode only)
  List all loaded objects, including the main image and the shared libraries.
• load (idb mode only)
  Load an executable and core file for debugging.
• map source directory (idb mode only)
  Map one source directory to another one.
• monitor (gdb mode only)
  Reserved for future extensions. Sends a request to a target.
• next
  Step forward in source, over any function calls.
• nexti
  Step forward in assembler instructions, over any function calls.
• patch (idb mode only)
  Modify an executable by writing the value of an expression to a specific address or variable.
• playback input (idb mode only)
  Execute commands from a file.
• pop (idb mode only)
  Remove frames from the call stack.
• print
  Print the value of an expression.
• printenv (idb mode only)
  Display the value of one or all environment variables.
• printf
  Display a complex structure with formatting.
• printi
  Display the value as an assembly instruction.
• printregs (idb mode only)
  Display the values of hardware registers.
• printt (idb mode only)
  Interpret integer values as seconds since the epoch.
• process (idb mode only)
  Show or change the current process.
• quit
  Exit the debugger.
• readsharedobj (idb mode only)
  Read symbol information for a shared object.
• record (idb mode only)
  Record debugger interactions to a file.
• rerun (idb mode only)
  Restart the program.
• return (idb mode only)
  Continue execution until the current or specified function returns.
• run
  Run the debuggee program.
• set (idb mode only)
  Set a debugger variable to a value or show all debugger variables.
• set history save
  Switch command-line history on or off.
• set history size
  Specify the size of the command-line history.
• setenv (idb mode only)
  Set the value of an environment variable.
• sh (idb mode only)
  Execute a shell command.
• show aggregated message
  Print the specified aggregated messages.
• show condition (idb mode only)
  List information about pthreads condition variables.
• show lock (idb mode only)
  List information about OpenMP* locks.
• show mutex (idb mode only)
  Show information about pthreads mutexes.
• show openmp thread tree (idb mode only)
  Display the threads in the process in a tree format.
• show process (idb mode only)
  Show process information.
• show process set
  List information about one or all process sets.
• show source directory (idb mode only)
  List information about directory mappings.
• show team (idb mode only)
  List information about OpenMP* teams.
• show thread (idb mode only)
  List information about a thread.
• source
  Execute commands from a batch file.
• status (idb mode only)
  Print info on all breakpoints and tracepoints.
• step
  Step forward in source, into any function calls.
• stepi
  Step forward in assembler instructions, into any function calls.
• stop at (idb mode only)
  Set a breakpoint at a line number or expression.
• stop every (idb mode only)
  Set a breakpoint on every function entry point or on every instruction.
• stop in (idb mode only)
  Set a breakpoint in a function.
• stop memory (idb mode only)
  Set a breakpoint on a region in memory.
• stop pc (idb mode only)
  Set a breakpoint when PC equals a specific address.
• stop signal (idb mode only)
  Set a breakpoint on a signal.
• stop unaligned (idb mode only)
  Set a breakpoint on unaligned accesses.
• stop variable (idb mode only)
  Set a breakpoint on a specific variable.
• stopi (idb mode only)
  Set a breakpoint at an instruction, or if a variable changes.
• tbreak (gdb mode only)
  Set a temporary breakpoint at specified location.
• thread
  Show or change the current thread.
• unalias (idb mode only)
  Remove an alias.
• unload (idb mode only)
  Unload an image or a core file from the debugger.
• unmap source directory (idb mode only)
  Remove a directory mapping.
• unrecord (idb mode only)
  Stop recording debugger input, output, or both.
• unset (idb mode only)
  Delete the specified debugger variable.
• unsetenv (idb mode only)
  Delete the specified environment variable, or all.
• unuse (idb mode only)
  Remove the specified directories from the source path or set path to default.
• up
  Move a specific number of frames up the stack and print them.
• use (idb mode only)
  Add a directory to the source path, or show directories in the source path.
• watch (idb mode only)
  Set a watchpoint on the specified variable or memory range.
• whatis
  Print the type of a variable.
• when (idb mode only)
  Set a breakpoint that executes a command list when it is hit.
• wheni (idb mode only)
  Set an instruction breakpoint that executes a command list when it is hit.
• where (idb mode only)
  Show the current stack trace of currently active functions.
• whereis (idb mode only)
  Show all declarations of a specific expression.
• which (idb mode only)
  Show the full scope of an expression.
• while
  Execute the command list while the specified expression is not zero.

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