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

About This Document
This document describes how to debug core files and analyze the process state of an
application, using HP WDB.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for C, Fortran, and C++ programmers who use HP WDB to
debug core files generated by HP C, HP aC++, and Fortran90 compilers. Readers of
this document must be familiar with the basic commands that HP WDB supports.
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
%, $, or # A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A
dollar sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne,
Korn, and POSIX shells. A number sign represents the
superuser prompt.
audit(5) A manpage. The manpage name is audit, and it is
located in Section 5.
Command A command name or qualified command phrase.
Computer output Text displayed by the computer.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE The name of an environment variable, for example,
PATH.
Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both
refer to the same key.
Variable The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or
other syntax display that you replace with an actual
value.
[] The contents are optional in syntax. If the contents are
a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items.
{} The contents are required in syntax. If the contents are
a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items.
... The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary
number of times.
| Separates items in a list of choices.
NOTE A note contains additional information to emphasize or
supplement important points of the main text.
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