Invoking dbx

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dbx Command

To invoke dbx from the command file, type

dbx options

dbx recognizes the following command-line options:

-c cmds Execute cmds before prompting for input.
-C Preload the Runtime Checking library (see check Command).
-d Used with -s, removes file after reading.
-e Echo input commands.
-f Force loading of corefile, even if it doesn't match..
-h Print the usage help on dbx.
-I dir Add dir to pathmap set (see pathmap Command).
-k Save and restore keyboard translation state.
-q Suppress messages about reading stabs.
-r Run program; if program exits normally, exit.
-R Print the readme file on dbx.
-s file Use file instead of .dbxrc or .dbxinit.
-S Suppress reading of site-specific init file.
-V Print the version of dbx.
-w n Skip n frames on where command.
-- Marks the end of the option list; use this if the program name starts with a dash.

If -r is used, the program's arguments follow the name of the program. In all other cases, the program name must be last, or be followed by the name of a corefile or a process ID.