adb(1) User Commands adb(1)NAMEadb - general-purpose debugger
SYNOPSISadb [-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) utility provides complete backwards compat‐
ibility with the existing syntax and features of adb, including support
for processing adb macro files. The Solaris Modular Debugger Guide and
mdb(1) man page describes the features of mdb, including its adb com‐
patibility mode. This mode will be activated by default when the adb
link is executed.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWmdb │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOmdb(1), attributes(5)
Solaris Modular Debugger Guide
SunOS 5.10 29 Nov 2005 adb(1)
