[^^Up^^]
[Menu]
[About The Guide]
-d (Used to invoke perl with the debugger)
h Prints out a help message.
T Stack trace.
s Single step: executes until next statement
n Next: executes over subroutines until next statement
f Finish: excecute until the end of the current program
c Continue: execute until next breakpoint
c line Continue: execute until specified line
<CR> Repeat last n or s.
l min+incr List incr+1 lines starting at min
l min-max List lines in indicated range
l line List just indicated line
l List next window
- List previous window.
w line List window around line
l subname List subroutine
/pattern/ Regexpr search forward for pattern
?pattern? Regexpr search backward for pattern
L List line which have breakpoints or actions
S List names of all subroutines
t Toggle trace mode on or off.
b line condition Set a breakpoint
b subname cond Set breakpoint at first line of subroutine
d line Delete breakpoint at line (or next breakpoint)
D Delete all breakpoints
a line command Set an action for line
A Delete all line actions.
< command Set and action to happen before debugger prompt
> command Set and acction to happen after debugger prompt
V package List a variables in package.
! number Redo debugging command.
! -number Redo command that was that many commands ago
H -number History of last number of commands
q or ^D Quit
command Execute command as perl statement
p expr Print to /dev/tty regardless of STDOUT
Modifying the Debugger
This page created by ng2html v1.05, the Norton guide to HTML conversion utility.
Written by Dave Pearson