User`s guide

NOTE: All the commands described below (except Ctrl+E) require debug monitor mode
for their use.
Be careful not to enter Ctrl+O or Ctrl+S while using the debugger. These control
characters disable output to the terminal until a second Ctrl+O or a Ctrl+Q is input.
Key(s) Action
Ctrl+B Set a breakpoint at the step indicated by the typing cursor (also see
Ctrl+N below). (The use of breakpoints is described in Program
Breakpoints.)
This command is equivalent to the following system monitor command:
BPT @current_program current_step
Ctrl+E Alternate between debug modes. This command is equivalent to the
Edit (F12) and Debug (S+F12) function keys, depending on the current
debugger mode. (Use Ctrl+E with terminals that do not have the
equivalent function keys. Use Esc and then E to exit from the editor to
the V+ system prompt.)
Ctrl+G Perform an XSTEP command for the instruction step indicated by the
typing cursor.
This command is equivalent to the following system monitor command:
XSTEP debug_task,,current_step
Ctrl+N
Cancel the breakpoint at the step indicated by the typing cursor (see
Ctrl+B above).
This command is equivalent to the following system monitor command:
BPT @current_program - current_step
Ctrl+P PROCEED execution of the current task from the current position of the
execution pointer.
This command is equivalent to the following system monitor command:
PROCEED debug_task
Debugger Commands
The Program Debugger
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