Debugging a Program With dbx

debug

The debug command prints the name and arguments of the program being debugged.


debug

To begin debugging a program with no process or core:


debug program

To begin debugging a program with corefile core:


debug -c core program
-or-
debug program core

To begin debugging a program with process ID pid:


debug -p pid program
-or-
debug program pid

To force the loading of a corefile; even if it doesn't match:


debug -f ...

To retain all display, trace, when, and stop commands. If no -r option is given, an implicit delete all and undelete() is performed.


debug -r

To start debugging a program even if the program name begins with a dash:


debug [options] -- program