Quick Reference: Running and Stopping an Application

Table 6-1 describes how to execute specific tasks either by clicking a toolbar button or by entering a command in the Console.

Continuing and Stopping an Application

Task

Button

Command/Keystroke

Continue the application until it hits a breakpoint or is stopped manually.

 

continue | cont | c | fg

Stop the application.

 

Ctrl+Alt+Break

Step one line of code.

If the current line of code is a function call, step into the function.

 

step | s

Step one line of code.

If the current line of code is a function call, step over the function.

 

next | n

Run an application until the calling function.

 

finish (gdb mode only)

return (idb mode only)

Run until a specific line number, until an expression evaluates to “true”, or until the calling function.

 

until (gdb mode only)

advance (idb mode only)

Step one instruction.

If the current instruction in the application is a function call, step into the function.

 

stepi | si

Step one instruction.

If the current instruction in the application is a function call, step over the function.

 

nexti | ni

Run or rerun the application.

 

run

rerun (idb mode only)


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