19 IBM Debugger Commands Helpful to Debug Your Program

Below are the commands that you need to debug your COBOL program using IBM Debugger.

IBM Debugger Commands

  1. LIST AT -Display a list of all breakpoints in the log
  2. FINDBP -Find the next statement breakpoint and position the source window to it
  3. CLEAR AT -Clear all breakpoints in the current enclave
  4. A or AT Line command:- set a breakpoint at the selected statement
  5. C Line command: -clear the breakpoint at the selected statement
  6. F6 (with a cursor selected statement) Function key: -set a breakpoint at the cursor selected statement. If a breakpoint already exists at the statement, clear it.
  7. AT 452 -Set a breakpoint at statement 452
  8. AT FROM 99 452 -Set a breakpoint that will trigger starting with the 99th time that statement 452 is reached
  9. CLEAR AT 452 or CL AT 452 -Clear the statement breakpoint at statement 452
  10. D Line command: -disable the breakpoint at the selected statement (but do not clear it)
  11. E Line command: -enable the disabled breakpoint at the selected statement
  12. AT * -Set a special breakpoint that will stop at all statements
  13. CLEAR AT * or CL AT * -Clear the special AT * breakpoint
  14. AT ENTRY program name-Set a breakpoint that will trigger when program (compile unit) program-name is entered
  15. CLEAR AT ENTRY program-name -Clear the entry breakpoint for program name
  16. AT ENTRY * -Set a special breakpoint that will trigger at the entry of all programs
  17. CLEAR AT ENTRY * -Clear the special AT ENTRY * breakpoint
  18. AT EXIT program name-Set a breakpoint that will trigger when program (compile unit) program-name is exited
  19. CLEAR AT EXIT -program-name Clear the exit breakpoint for program name.

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