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KGDB(1)                DragonFly General Commands Manual               KGDB(1)

NAME
     kgdb -- kernel debugger

SYNOPSIS
     kgdb [-a | -f | -fullname] [-q | -quiet] [-t | -tui-mode] [-v] [-w]
          [-d crashdir] [-c core | -n dumpnr | -r device] [kernel [core]]

DESCRIPTION
     The kgdb utility is a debugger based on gdb(1) that allows debugging of
     kernel core files.

     The options are as follows:

     -a           Increase the annotation level.  An annotation level of 1
                  features the historical -fullname option of gdb(1).  This is
                  useful when running kgdb in Emacs.  The -f or -fullname
                  options are supported for backward compatibility as well.

     -q           Suppress printing of the banner when the debugger starts.
                  The -quiet form is supported for compatibility as well.

     -t           Activate the Text User Interface (TUI).  The -tui-mode shows
                  the source file, assembly output, program registers and gdb
                  commands in separate text windows.  It implicitly sets the
                  -quiet option as well.

     -v           Increase verbosity.

     -w           Opens kmem-based targets in read-write mode.

     -d crashdir  Use crashdir instead of the default, /var/crash to locate
                  kernel core dump files in.  The name vmcore. plus the dump
                  number will be appended to determine the actual dump file
                  name.

     -c core      Explicitly use core as the core dump file.

     -n dumpnr    Use the kernel core dump file numbered dumpnr for debugging.

     -r device    Use device to connect kgdb to for a remote debugging ses-
                  sion.

     The -c, -n, and -r options are mutually exclusive.

     Optionally, the name of the kernel symbol file and the name of the core
     dump file can be supplied on the command-line as positional arguments.
     If no kernel symbol file name has been given, the symbol file of the cur-
     rently running kernel will be used.  If no core dump file has been speci-
     fied through either of the options or the last command-line argument,
     /dev/mem will be opened to allow debugging the currently running kernel.

FILES
     /dev/mem    Default memory image to open if no core dump file has been
                 specified.

     /var/crash  Default directory to locate kernel core dump files.

SEE ALSO
     gdb(1)

HISTORY
     The kgdb utility first appeared in its current form in FreeBSD 5.3 and
     was later ported to DragonFly 1.5.

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