Manual Pages for UNIX Operating System command usage for man adb

User Commands                                              adb(1)



NAME
     adb - general-purpose debugger

SYNOPSIS
     adb [-kw] [-I dir] [-P prompt] [-V mode] [object [core]]


DESCRIPTION
     The adb utility is an interactive, general-purpose debugger.
     It  can  be  used to examine files and provides a controlled
     environment for the execution of programs.


     The adb utility is now implemented as a link to  the  mdb(1)
     utility. mdb(1) is a low-level debugging utility that can be
     used to examine user processes as well as the live operating
     system or operating system crash dumps. The new mdb(1) util-
     ity  provides  complete  backwards  compatibility  with  the
     existing  syntax  and features of adb, including support for
     processing adb  macro  files.  The  Oracle  Solaris  Modular
     Debugger Guide and mdb(1) man page describes the features of
     mdb, including its adb compatibility mode. This mode will be
     activated by default when the adb link is executed.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | developer/debug/mdb         |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     mdb(1), attributes(5)


     Oracle Solaris Modular Debugger Guide













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