Supported dbx subcommands

The following information is a brief listing of the AIX dbx subcommands that you can use in the Console pane. PASE Debugger supports only the listed dbx subcommands. Using commands other than those listed is not recommended. For more information about using the console pane, see the following topic:

Console pane

Note: For command syntax and other details, see the AIX Reference Documentation, Commands Reference, Volume 2. To view AIX documentation, use the IBM AIX Library Web site at the following URL:

http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/library/index.html

dbx subcommands

/

Searches forward in the current source file for a pattern. Only works when the source is on the host machine.

?

Searches backward in the current source file for a pattern. Only works when the source is on the host machine.

attribute

Displays information about all or selected attributes objects.

case

Changes how the dbx debug program interprets symbols.

catch

Starts trapping a signal before that signal is sent to the application program.

condition

Displays information about all or selected condition variables.

display memory

Displays the contents of memory.

help

Displays help information for dbx subcommands or topics.

ignore

Stops trapping a signal before that signal is sent to the application program.

list

Displays lines of the current source file. Only works when the source is on the host machine.

listi

Lists instructions from the application program.

map

Displays information about load characteristics of the application.

move

Changes the next line to be displayed. Only works when the source is on the host machine.

mutex

Displays information about all or selected mutexes.

print

Prints the value of an expression or runs a procedure and prints the return code of that procedure.

prompt

Changes the dbx command prompt.

registers

Displays the values of all general-purpose registers, system-control registers, floating-point registers, and the current instruction register.

rwlock

Displays information about the rwlocks.

set

Defines a value for a dbx debug program variable.

sh

Passes a command to the shell to be run.

source

Reads dbx subcommands from a file.

status

Displays the active trace and stop subcommands.

thread

Displays and controls threads.

unset

Deletes a variable.

use

Sets the list of directories to be searched when looking for source files.

whatis

Displays the declaration of application program components.

where

Displays a list of active procedures and functions.

whereis

Displays the full qualifications of all the symbols whose names match the specified identifier.

which

Displays the full qualification of the given identifier.