Commands

List of WRDBG commands.

Table Of Contents

• alias -- Define a new command that is an alias of an existing command
• attach -- Attach to a process or file outside of WRDBG
• awatch -- Set a watchpoint for an expression (read and write)
• backtrace -- Print backtrace of all stack frames
• break -- Set breakpoint at specified line or function
• condition -- Specify breakpoint number N to break only if COND is true
• continue -- Continue program being debugged
• define -- Define a new command name
• delete -- Delete some breakpoints or auto-display expressions
  • delete breakpoints – Delete some breakpoints or auto-display expressions
• detach -- Detach a process or file previously attached
• disable -- Disable some breakpoints
  • disable breakpoints – Disable some breakpoints
  • disable display – Disable some expressions to be displayed when program stops
  • disable pretty-printer – Disable the specified pretty-printer
• disassemble - Disassemble a specified section of memory
• display -- Print value of expression EXP each time the program stops
• document -- Document a user-defined command
• down -- Select and print stack frame called by this one
• dprintf -- Set a dynamic printf at specified line or function
• enable -- Enable some breakpoints
  • enable breakpoints – Enable disabled breakpoints
  • enable delete – Enable breakpoints and delete when hit
  • enable display – Enable some expressions to be displayed when program stops
  • enable pretty-printer – Enable the specified pretty-printer
• file -- Use FILE as program to be debugged
• finish -- Execute until selected stack frame returns
• frame -- Select and print a stack frame
• hbreak -- Set a hardware assisted breakpoint
• if -- Execute nested commands once IF the conditional expression is non zero.
• ignore -- Set ignore-count of breakpoint number N to COUNT
• inferior -- Use this command to switch between inferiors
• info -- Show things about the program being debugged.
  • info memorymap – Display memory mapping
  • info modules – List all the modules on the target
  • info pathmap – List TCF path mappings
  • info peers – List TCF targets
  • info pretty-printer – List all registered pretty-printers
  • info rtps – Show information about any running RTP
  • info tasks – Show information about any running VxWorks task
• interrupt -- Interrupt the execution of the debugged program
• kill -- Kill execution of program being debugged
• list -- List specified function or line
• module -- Commands to handle modules
  • module load – Load a module from FILE
  • module unload – Unload a module FILE
• next -- Step program being debugged
• nexti -- Step one instruction
• pathmap -- Path-mapping handling
  • pathmap add – Add a path-mapping
  • pathmap clear – Remove all path-mapping
  • pathmap remove – Remove a path-mapping
• print -- Print value of expression EXP
• ps -- Display a tree of processes and tasks
• ptype -- Print definition of type TYPE
• python -- Evaluate a Python command
• quit -- Exit wrdbg
• rtp -- VxWorks RTP handling
  • rtp attach – Attach to a VxWorks Real Time Process
  • rtp create – Create a VxWorks Real Time Process
  • rtp detach – Detach from a VxWorks Real Time Process
  • rtp kill – Kill a VxWorks Real Time Process
• run -- Start debugged program
• rwatch -- Set a watchpoint for an expression (read)
• set -- Set data for the program being debugged
  • set history – Generic command for setting command history parameters
    • set history expansion – Set history expansion on command input
    • set history filename – Set the filename in which to record the command history
    • set history save – Set saving of the history record on exit
    • set history size – Set the size of the command history
  • set module – Generic command for setting module parameters
    • set module load – Set module load options
    • set module unload – Set module unload options
  • set rtp – Generic command for setting VxWorks RTP parameters
    • set rtp create – Set VxWorks RTP create options
  • set step-mode – Set mode of the step operation
  • set task – Generic command for setting VxWorks tasks parameters
    • set task create – Set VxWorks kernel task create options
  • set thread – Generic command for setting thread parameters
    • set thread create – Set thread arguments
  • set ui – Generic command for setting how WorkBench UI interacts
  • set ui link – Command for setting WorkBench UI link mode
  • set variable – Set program variable to the given value
• shell -- Execute the rest of the line as a shell command
• show -- Show a WRDBG variable value
  • show module – Generic command for showing module parameters
    • show module load – Show the specified module load option
    • show module unload – Show the specified module unload option
  • show rtp – Generic command for showing thread parameters
    • show rtp create – Show a RTP create option
  • show task – Generic command for showing thread parameters
    • show task create – Show a VxWorks kernel task create option
  • show thread – Generic command for showing thread parameters
    • show thread create – Show a thread option
• step -- Step program until it reaches a different source line
• stepi -- Step one instruction exactly
• target -- Connect to a target machine
  • target connect – Connect to a target machine
  • target disconnect – Disconnect from current target machine
• task -- VxWorks tasks handling
  • task attach – Attach to a VxWorks task
  • task create – Create a VxWorks kernel task
  • task detach – Detach a VxWorks task
  • task kill – Kill a VxWorks task
  • task select – Select a VxWorks task
• tbreak -- Set temporary breakpoint
• thread -- Use this command to switch between threads
  • thread attach – Attach to a thread
  • thread create – Create a thread
  • thread detach – Detach a thread
  • thread kill – Kill a thread
• undisplay -- Cancel some expressions to be displayed when program stops
• until -- Execute until the program reaches a source line greater than the current
• up -- Select and print stack frame that called this one
• watch -- Set a watchpoint for an expression
• whatis -- Print data type of expression EXP
• while -- Execute nested commands WHILE the conditional expression is non zero
• x -- Examine memory