294 lines
7.4 KiB
Groff
294 lines
7.4 KiB
Groff
.\" $Header$
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.TH GRIND 1ACK
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.SH NAME
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grind \- source-level debugger for ACK
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B grind
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[
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.I <ACK object file>
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]
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[
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.I <object file>
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]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B Grind
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is a utility for source-level debugging and execution of
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programs written in C or Modula-2 (Pascal will be added later).
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Its operation resembles the operation of
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.IR dbx ,
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a source-level debugger
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available on many Unix systems. However, some
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.B Grind
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commands are not available in
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.IR dbx ,
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and some more
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.I dbx
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commands are not available in
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.BR grind ,
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and some things are just plain different.
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.LP
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.I <object file>
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is an object file, produced by
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.IR ack (1ACK)
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with the
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.B \-g
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option to include a symbol table.
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.LP
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If no
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.I <object file>
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is specified, "a.out" is used.
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.LP
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For some machines, the debugger does not recognize the object file
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format. For these machines, the result of the
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.IR led (6ACK)
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program must be saved and offered to
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.BR grind .
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.SH USAGE
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Some
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.B grind
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commands take an expression argument.
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.SS Expressions
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.B Grind expressions
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are combinations of variables, constants, and operators.
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The syntax and the operators depend on the source language of the program
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being debugged. However, the type rules are probably less strict than the
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rules of this language. For instance, in Modula-2 one cannot combine
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values of type INTEGER with values of type REAL in an expression without
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using conversion routines. In
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.BR grind ,
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the conversions needed are performed automatically.
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Expressions cannot involve strings, structures, or
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arrays, although elements of structures or arrays may be used.
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.SS Operators
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.LP
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.B Grind
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supports operators for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division,
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remainder, bitwise or, bitwise xor, bitwise and, boolean or,
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boolean and, left-shift, right-shift, address-of, dereference, less than,
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less than or equal, equal, not equal, greater than, greater than or equal,
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selection.
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.LP
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The syntax and priority of these operators depends on the source language.
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Parentheses can be used for grouping.
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.SS "Scope Rules"
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.LP
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.B dbx
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uses the current file and function to resolve scope conflicts.
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Their values are updated as files and functions are entered and exited
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during execution.
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Names can also be qualified with procedure- or module names, as in
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\fImodule\fP`\fIproc\fP`\fIname\fP.
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.B Grind
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tries to be intelligent about names, so qualification is only needed when
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names are used for more than one object in a program and the current scope
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does not help.
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.SS "Positions"
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In general, there are two ways to specify a position; the first way is
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to specify filename and linenumber, in a so-called at-clause, like this:
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.RS
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\fBat\fP [ "\fIfilename\fP": ] \fIlinenumber\fP
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.RE
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The
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.I filename
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part is optional.
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The second way is to specify a function name, like this:
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.RS
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\fBin \fIfunction\fP
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.RE
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This indicates the first statement within the named function (except for
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the trace command discussed later).
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.SS "Commands"
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.TP
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.B \s+2^\s0C
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Interrupt. Stop the program being debugged and enter
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.BR grind .
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.TP
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\fBrun\fP [ \fIargs\fP ] [ < \fIinfile\fP ] [ > \fIoutfile\fP ]
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Start executing
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.I <object file>
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with command line arguments
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.IR args ,
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and possible redirection of standard input and/or standard output.
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.TP
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.B rerun
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Repeats the last
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.B run
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command.
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\fBcont\fP [ \fBat\fP \fIsourceline\fP ]
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Continue execution from where it stopped, or, if \fIsourceline\fP is
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given, at that source line.
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.TP
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\fBtrace\fP [ \fBon\fP \fIexpression\fP ] [ \fIposition\fP ] [ \fBif\fP \fIcondition\fP ]
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Display tracing information.
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If no argument is specified, each source line is displayed before
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execution.
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In addition, if an \fBon\fP-clause is given, the value of the expression
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is printed.
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If a position is given there are two possibilities: if the position is
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given as \fBin\fP \fIfunction\fP, then the tracing information is
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displayed only while executing the function or
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procedure
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.IR function .
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If the position is given as \fBat\fP \fIlinenumber\fP,
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then the tracing information is displayed only whenever the source line
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indicated is reached.
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If a condition is given, tracing information is only displayed when
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.I condition
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is true.
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.TP
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\fBstop\fP [ \fIposition\fP ] [ \fBif\fP \fIcondition\fP ]
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Stop execution when the
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.I position
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is reached, and then when
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.I condition
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becomes true.
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If no position is given, stop when
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.I condition
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becomes true.
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If no condition is given, stop when
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.I position
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is reached.
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Either a position or a condition (or both) must be given.
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.TP
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\fBwhen\fP [ \fIposition\fP ] [ \fBif\fP \fIcondition\fP ] { \fIcommand\fP [ ; \fIcommand ] ... }
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Execute the
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.B grind
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.IR command (s)
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when the
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.I position
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is reached, and then when
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.I condition
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becomes true.
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If no position is given, stop when
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.I condition
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becomes true.
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If no condition is given, stop when
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.I position
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is reached.
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Either a position or a condition (or both) must be given.
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.TP
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\fBprint\fP \fIexpression\fP [ ',' \fIexpression\fP ] ...
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Print the value of each expression.
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.TP
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\fBdisplay\fP \fIexpression\fP [ ',' \fIexpression\fP ] ...
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Print the value of each expression whenever the program stops.
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.TP
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.B dump
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Saves the data (global data + stack) of the program. These data can
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be restore with the
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.B restore
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command discussed later.
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.B Dump
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and
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.B restore
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combinations can be used as a poor man's implementation of an "undo"
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facility.
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.TP
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.B status
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Display active
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.BR trace ,
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.BR stop ,
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.BR when ,
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and
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.B display
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commands, and associated command numbers.
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Also display current
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.B dump
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records.
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.TP
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\fBdelete\fP \fIcommandnumber\fP
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Remove the command corresponding to \fIcommandnumber\fP
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(as displayed by
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.BR status ).
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.TP
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\fBrestore\fP \fIcommandnumber\fP
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Restore the data corresponding to the dump of \fIcommandnumber\fP
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(as displayed by
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.BR status ).
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This restores the values of all variables of the program to the values
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at the time the dump was made. The program counter is also restored.
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This effectively puts the program back into the state it was when the
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dump was made, except for file-handling: the state of the files that
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the program handles is not changed.
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Apart from this,
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.B restore
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even works when the program is finished.
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.TP
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\fBstep\fP [ \fIn\fP ]
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Execute the next
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.I n
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source lines.
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If omitted,
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.I n
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is taken to be 1.
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This command steps into functions.
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.TP
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\fBnext\fP [ \fIn\fP ]
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Execute the next
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.I n
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source lines.
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If omitted,
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.I n
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is taken to be 1.
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.B Next
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steps past function-calls.
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.TP
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\fBwhich\fP \fIname\fP
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Print the fully-qualified name of the given name.
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.TP
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\fBfind\fP \fIname\fP
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Print the fully qualified name of all symbols matching
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.IR name .
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.TP
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\fBset\fP \fIexpression\fP \fBto\fP \fIexpression\fP
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Assign the value of the second
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.I expression
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to the designator indicated by the first
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.IR expression .
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Needless to say, the first
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.I expression
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must indicate a designator (something that can be assigned to).
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If the types do not match,
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.B grind
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tries to apply conversions.
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.TP
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\fBwhere\fP [ \fIn\fP ]
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List all, or the top
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.IR n ,
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active functions on the stack.
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.TP
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\fBfile\fP [ \fIfilename\fP ]
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.br
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Print the name of the current source file, or
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change the current source file to
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.IR filename .
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.TP
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\fBlist\fP [ \fIstartline\fP [ , \fIendline\fP ] | \fIfunction\fP ]
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If no arguments are given, list the next ten lines from current source file,
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if a
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.I startline
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is given, list from
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.I startline
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through
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.IR endline ,
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or
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list from five lines above, to five lines below
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the first statement of
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.IR function .
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.TP
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.B quit
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Exit
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.BR grind .
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
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P.M.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR ack (1ACK).
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.BR led (6ACK).
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.SH BUGS
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.LP
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.B Grind
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does not correctly handle bit-fields.
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.LP
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.B Grind
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does not understand WITH statements.
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