set

Evaluate expression and assign result.

set [SUBCOMMAND|VARIABLE] VAR = EXP

  • SUBCOMMAND – One of the supported subcommand for the “set” command.
  • VARIABLE – variable subcommand to set a variable which may have the same name as one of the subcommands.
  • VAR – Name of the variable to set.
  • EXP – Expression to evaluate and set VAR’s value to.

Evaluate expression EXP and assign result to variable VAR, using assignment syntax appropriate for the current language (VAR = EXP or VAR := EXP for example). VAR may be a debugger “convenience” variable (names starting with $), a register (a few standard names starting with $), or an actual variable in the program being debugged. EXP is any valid expression. Use “set variable” for variables with names identical to set subcommands.

With a subcommand, this command modifies parts of the wrdbg environment. You can see these environment settings with the “show” command.

List of set subcommands:

Type “help set” followed by set subcommand name for full documentation. Command name abbreviations are allowed if unambiguous.

set history – Generic command for setting command history parameters

Generic command for setting command history parameters.

set history [SUBCOMMAND] [ARGS]

  • SUBCOMMAND – History subcommand to give ARGS to.
  • ARGS - Arguments to pass to history SUBCOMMAND.

List of set history subcommands:

Type “help set history” followed by history subcommand name for full documentation. Command name abbreviations are allowed if unambiguous.

set history expansion – Set history expansion on command input

Set history expansion on command input.

set history expansion MODE

  • MODE – The history expansion mode. Allowed values for MODE are “on” or “off”. If MODE is omitted, history expansion is turned on.

Examples:

  • set history expansion on
  • set history expansion
  • set history expansion off

set history filename – Set the filename in which to record the command history

Set the filename in which to record the command history.

set history filename PATH

  • PATH – A host path where the list of previous commands of which a record is kept. Default is ~/wrdbg/history

Examples:

  • set history filename /home/me/history
  • set history filename C:homemehistory

set history save – Set saving of the history record on exit

Set saving of the history record on exit.

set history save MODE

  • MODE – History save mode. Allowed values are “on” or “off”. Use “on” to enable the saving, and “off” to disable it. If MODE is omitted, history save is turned on.

Examples:

  • set history save on
  • set history save
  • set history save off

set history size – Set the size of the command history

Set the size of the command history.

set history size SIZE

  • SIZE – The number of previous commands to keep a record of. The given value should either be a positive value or 0.

Examples:

  • set history size 256
  • set history size 0

set module – Generic command for setting module parameters

Generic command for setting module parameters.

set module SUBCOMMAND ARGS

  • SUBCOMMAND – The name of one of the supported “set module” subcommands. Supported subcommands so far are : load, unload.
  • ARGS – Arguments to pass to the SUBCOMMAND.

List of set module subcommands:

Type “help set module” followed by module subcommand name for full documentation. Command name abbreviations are allowed if unambiguous.

set module load – Set module load options

Set module load options.

set module load OPTION [VALUE]

  • OPTION is module load option name.
  • VALUE is module load option value.

set module unload – Set module unload options

Set module unload options.

set module unload OPTION [VALUE]

  • OPTION is module unload option name.
  • VALUE is module unload option value.

set rtp – Generic command for setting VxWorks RTP parameters

Generic command for setting VxWorks RTP parameters.

set rtp SUBCOMMAND ARGS

  • SUBCOMMAND – The name of one of the supported “set rtp” subcommands. The only supported subcommands so far is : create.
  • ARGS – Arguments to pass to the SUBCOMMAND.

List of set rtp subcommands:

Type “help set rtp” followed by rtp subcommand name for full documentation. Command name abbreviations are allowed if unambiguous.

set rtp create – Set VxWorks RTP create options

Set VxWorks RTP create options.

set rtp create OPTION [VALUE]

  • OPTION is RTP’s option name. Possible values for OPTION are:
    • Priority – RTP’s initial task priority. VALUE should be an integer.

  • VALUE is RTP’s option value.

set step-mode – Set mode of the step operation

Set mode of the step operation.

set step-mode {on|off}

When set, doing a step over a function without debug line information will stop at the first instruction of that function. Otherwise, the function is skipped and the step command stops at a different source line.

set task – Generic command for setting VxWorks tasks parameters

Generic command for setting VxWorks tasks parameters.

set task SUBCOMMAND ARGS

  • SUBCOMMAND – The name of one of the supported “set task” subcommands. The only supported subcommand so far is : create.
  • ARGS – Arguments to pass to the SUBCOMMAND.

List of set task subcommands:

Type “help set task” followed by task subcommand name for full documentation. Command name abbreviations are allowed if unambiguous.

set task create – Set VxWorks kernel task create options

Set VxWorks kernel task create options.

set task create OPTION [VALUE]

  • OPTION is task create option name.
  • VALUE is task create option value.

Available options are:

  • name – task name. VALUE may be specified like : myTaskName.
  • Priority – task priority. VALUE may be specified like : <int>.

set thread – Generic command for setting thread parameters

Generic command for setting thread parameters.

set thread SUBCOMMAND ARGS

  • SUBCOMMAND – The name of one of the supported “set thread” subcommands. The only supported subcommand so far is : create.
  • ARGS – Arguments to pass to the SUBCOMMAND.

List of set thread subcommands:

Type “help set thread” followed by thread subcommand name for full documentation. Command name abbreviations are allowed if unambiguous.

set thread create – Set thread arguments

Set thread create options.

set thread create OPTION [VALUE]

  • OPTION is thread create option name.
  • VALUE is thread create option value.

Available options are:

  • args – thread arguments. VALUE may be specified like :
    Example 1, one argument :

    set thread create args arg

    Example 2, two arguments :

    set thread create args "arg1 arg2". Use double-quotes to set multiple arguments with space between.

    Example 3, a string argument :

    set thread create args "\"my str\"". Use backslash to escape a character.

  • name – thread name. VALUE may be specified like : myThreadName.

  • Priority – thread priority. VALUE may be specified like : <int>.

set ui – Generic command for setting how WorkBench UI interacts

Generic command for setting how WorkBench UI interacts.

set ui SUBCOMMAND ARGS

  • SUBCOMMAND – The name of one of the supported “set ui” subcommands. The only supported subcommand so far is : link.
  • ARGS – Arguments to pass to the SUBCOMMAND.

List of set ui subcommands:

Type “help set ui” followed by ui subcommand name for full documentation. Command name abbreviations are allowed if unambiguous.

set variable – Set program variable to the given value

Set program variable to the given value.

set variable VAR EXP

  • VAR – Name of the variable to assign to result of EXP.
  • EXP – Expression to evaluate and store result in a variable.

Evaluate expression EXP and assign result to variable VAR, using assignment syntax appropriate for the current language (VAR = EXP or VAR := EXP for example). VAR may be a debugger “convenience” variable (names starting with $), a register (a few standard names starting with $), or an actual variable in the program being debugged. EXP is any valid expression.

This may usually be abbreviated to simply “set”.