Debugging Core Files Using HP WDB (5900-1573; WDB 6.2; January 2011)

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Table 2 Commonly Used Commands for Core File Debugging (continued)

DescriptionCommand

Debugging

Feature

Enables you to navigate the source code if it has been

compiled with the -g option.

When no arguments are specified, it lists ten lines after

or around the previous listing.

The list - command lists the ten lines before a previous

ten-line listing.

The list <line-number> command lists the source

code around the specified line in the current file. You can

also specify the starting line number and the ending line

number of the source code to be displayed (separated

by a comma).

The list <function> command lists the source code

around the beginning of the specified function.

The list <*address> command lists the source code

around the line containing the specified address.

list [- | <line-number>

|<function> |

<*address> ]

Navigating

the source

code

Disassembles a specified section of the memory. The

default disassembled memory is the function surrounding

the pc of the selected frame.

If an address is specified, the function surrounding the

specified address is disassembled.

If <func-name> is specified, the range of addresses for

that function are disassembled.

If two addresses are specified, the function surrounding

the specified address range is disassembled.

disassemble <address>

disassemble <func-name>

disassemble <address>

- <address>

Disassembling

the core file

Displays memory information of a specified address.

The x / x <address> command prints the contents

of the specified memory address in hexadecimal format.

The x / s <address> command prints the contents

of the address of a string.

The x / d <address> command prints the contents

of the address in decimal format.

x /[x|s|d] <address>Examining

memory

Displays the contents of the registers at the time of core

dump.

info registersViewing

information

Displays information about all the shared libraries that

are loaded at the time of core dump.

info sharedViewing

shared library

information