Determining Which Symbol dbx Uses

The which command tells you which symbol with a given name dbx uses if you specify that name (without fully qualifying it) in an expression. For example:

(dbx) func
wedge::wedge(char*, int, int, const point&, load_bearing_block*)
(dbx) which draw
`block_draw.cc`wedge::draw(unsigned long)

If a specified symbol name is not in a local scope, the which command searches for the first occurrence of the symbol along the scope resolution search path. If which finds the name, it reports the fully qualified name.

If at any place along the search path, the search finds multiple occurrences of symbol at the same scope level, dbx prints a message in the command pane reporting the ambiguity.

(dbx) which fid
More than one identifier `fid’.
Select one of the following:
 0) Cancel
 1) `example`file1.c`fid
 2) `example`file2.c`fid

dbx shows the overload display, listing the ambiguous symbols names. In the context of the which command, choosing from the list of occurrences does not affect the state of dbx or the program. Whichever occurrence you choose, dbx echoes the name.

The which command gives you a preview of what happens if you make symbol (in this example, block) an argument of a command that must operate on symbol (for example, a print command). In the case of ambiguous names, the overload display list indicates that dbx does not yet register which occurrence of two or more names it uses. dbx lists the possibilities and waits for you to choose one. For more information on the which command, see which Command.