NAME

lldb - LLDB Documentation

SYNOPSIS

lldb [options] executable

DESCRIPTION

lldb is a next generation, high-performance debugger. It is built as a set of reusable components which highly leverage existing libraries in the larger LLVM Project, such as the Clang expression parser and LLVM disassembler.

lldb is the default debugger in Xcode on macOS and supports debugging C, Objective-C and C++ on the desktop and iOS devices and simulator.

All of the code in the LLDB project is available under the Apache 2.0 License with LLVM exceptions.

ATTACHING

--attach-name <name>: Tells the debugger to attach to a process with the given name.

--attach-pid <pid>: Tells the debugger to attach to a process with the given pid.

-n <value>: Alias for --attach-name

-p <value>: Alias for --attach-pid

--wait-for: Tells the debugger to wait for a process with the given pid or name to launch before attaching.

-w: Alias for --wait-for

COMMANDS

--batch: Tells the debugger to run the commands from -s, -S, -o & -O, and then quit.

-b: Alias for --batch

-K <value>: Alias for --source-on-crash

-k <value>: Alias for --one-line-on-crash

--local-lldbinit: Allow the debugger to parse the .lldbinit files in the current working directory, unless --no-lldbinit is passed.

--no-lldbinit: Do not automatically parse any '.lldbinit' files.

--one-line-before-file <command>: Tells the debugger to execute this one-line lldb command before any file provided on the command line has been loaded.

--one-line-on-crash <command>: When in batch mode, tells the debugger to run this one-line lldb command if the target crashes.

--one-line <command>: Tells the debugger to execute this one-line lldb command after any file provided on the command line has been loaded.

-O <value>: Alias for --one-line-before-file

-o <value>: Alias for --one-line

-Q: Alias for --source-quietly

--source-before-file <file>: Tells the debugger to read in and execute the lldb commands in the given file, before any file has been loaded.

--source-on-crash <file>: When in batch mode, tells the debugger to source this file of lldb commands if the target crashes.

--source-quietly: Tells the debugger to execute this one-line lldb command before any file has been loaded.

--source <file>: Tells the debugger to read in and execute the lldb commands in the given file, after any file has been loaded.

-S <value>: Alias for --source-before-file

-s <value>: Alias for --source

-x: Alias for --no-lldbinit

OPTIONS

--arch <architecture>: Tells the debugger to use the specified architecture when starting and running the program.

-a <value>: Alias for --arch

--capture-path <filename>: Tells the debugger to use the given filename for the reproducer.

--capture: Tells the debugger to capture a reproducer.

--core <filename>: Tells the debugger to use the full path to <filename> as the core file.

-c <value>: Alias for --core

--debug: Tells the debugger to print out extra information for debugging itself.

-d: Alias for --debug

--editor: Tells the debugger to open source files using the host's "external editor" mechanism.

-e: Alias for --editor

--file <filename>: Tells the debugger to use the file <filename> as the program to be debugged.

-f <value>: Alias for --file

--help: Prints out the usage information for the LLDB debugger.

-h: Alias for --help

--no-use-colors: Do not use colors.

--replay <filename>: Tells the debugger to replay a reproducer from <filename>.

--version: Prints out the current version number of the LLDB debugger.

-v: Alias for --version

-X: Alias for --no-use-color

REPL

-r=<flags>: Alias for --repl=<flags>

--repl-language <language>: Chooses the language for the REPL.

--repl=<flags>: Runs lldb in REPL mode with a stub process with the given flags.

-R <value>: Alias for --repl-language

SCRIPTING

-l <value>: Alias for --script-language

--python-path: Prints out the path to the lldb.py file for this version of lldb.

-P: Alias for --python-path

--script-language <language>: Tells the debugger to use the specified scripting language for user-defined scripts.

EXAMPLES

The debugger can be started in several modes.

Passing an executable as a positional argument prepares lldb to debug the given executable. Arguments passed after -- are considered arguments to the debugged executable.

lldb --arch x86_64 /path/to/program -- --arch arvm7

Passing one of the attach options causes lldb to immediately attach to the given process.

lldb -p <pid> lldb -n <process-name>

Passing --repl starts lldb in REPL mode.

lldb -r

Passing --core causes lldb to debug the core file.

lldb -c /path/to/core

Command options can be combined with these modes and cause lldb to run the specified commands before or after events, like loading the file or crashing, in the order provided on the command line.

lldb -O 'settings set stop-disassembly-count 20' -o 'run' -o 'bt' lldb -S /source/before/file -s /source/after/file lldb -K /source/before/crash -k /source/after/crash

Note: In REPL mode no file is loaded, so commands specified to run after loading the file (via -o or -s) will be ignored.

USING LLDB

In lldb there is a help command which can be used to find descriptions and examples of all lldb commands. To get help on "breakpoint set" you would type "help breakpoint set".

There is also an apropos command which will search the help text of all commands for a given term ‐‐ this is useful for locating a command by topic. For instance, "apropos breakpoint" will list any command that has the word "breakpoint" in its help text.

CONFIGURATION FILES

lldb reads things like settings, aliases and commands from the .lldbinit file. It will first look for ~/.lldbinit and load that first. Secondly, it will look for an .lldbinit file in the current working directory. For security reasons, lldb will print a warning and not source this file by default. This behavior can be changed by changing the target.load-cwd-lldbinit setting.

To always load the .lldbinit file in the current working directory, add the following command to ~/.lldbinit:

settings set target.load-cwd-lldbinit true

To never load the .lldbinit file in the current working directory and silence the warning, add the following command to ~/.lldbinit:

settings set target.load-cwd-lldbinit false

AUTHOR

LLVM project

COPYRIGHT

2007-2022, The LLDB Team