Sun Studio 12: Debugging a Program With dbx

Restoring a Saved Run

After saving a run, you can restore the run using the restore command. dbx uses the information in the save-file. When you restore a run, dbx first resets the internal state to what it was at the start of the run, then reissues each of the debugging commands in the saved run.


Note –

The source command also reissues a set of commands stored in a file, but it does not reset the state of dbx; it only reissues the list of commands from the current program location.


Prerequisites for an Exact Restoration of a Saved Run

For exact restoration of a saved debugging run, all the inputs to the run must be exactly the same: arguments to a run-type command, manual inputs, and file inputs.


Note –

If you save a segment and then issue a run, rerun, or debug command before you do a restore, restore uses the arguments to the second, post-save run, rerun, or debug command. If those arguments are different, you might not get an exact restoration.


To restore a saved debugging run, type:


(dbx) restore

To restore a debugging run saved to a file other than the default save-file, type:


(dbx) restore filename