Debugger commands

backtrace / where
The backtrace commands prints a summary of how your program reached the current state.
break
The break command defines a break point to stop the program execution at a given line or function.
call
The call command calls a function in the program.
clear
The clear command clears the breakpoint at a specified line or function.
continue
The continue command continues the execution of the program after a breakpoint.
define
The define command allows you to specify a user-defined sequence of commands.
delete
The delete command allows you to remove breakpoints that you have specified in your debugger session.
detach
The detach command closes the TCP connection of a remove debug session.
disable
The disable command disables the specified breakpoint.
display
The display command displays the specified expression's value each time program execution stops.
down
The down command moves down in the call stack.
echo
The echo command prints the specified text as prompt.
enable
The enable command enables breakpoints that have previously been disabled.
finish
The finish command continues the execution of a program until the current function returns normally.
frame
The frame command selects and prints a stack frame.
help
The help command provides information about debugger commands.
ignore
The ignore command defines the number of times a breakpoint must be ignored.
info
The info command describes the current state of your program.
list
The list command prints source code lines of the program being executed.
next
The next command continues running the program by executing the next source line in the current stack frame, and then stops.
output
The output command prints only the value of the specified expression, suppressing any other output.
print
The print command displays the current value of the specified expression.
ptype
The ptype command prints the data type or structure of a variable.
quit
The quit command terminates the debugger session.
run
The run command starts the program.
set
The set command allows you to configure your debugger session and change program variable values.
source
The source command executes a file of debugger commands.
signal
The signal command sends an interruption signal to the program.
step
The step command continues running the program by executing the next line of source code, and then stops.
tbreak
The tbreak command sets a temporary breakpoint.
tty
The tty command resets the default program input and output for future run commands.
undisplay
The undisplay command cancels expressions to be displayed when the program execution stops.
until
The until command continues running the program until the specified location is reached.
up
The up command selects and prints the function that called this one, or the function specified by the frame number in the call stack.
watch
The watch command sets a watchpoint for an expression.
whatis
The whatis command prints the data type of a variable.

Parent topic: The debugger