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3 <title>
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4 Command line HSDB
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9 <h1>Command line HSDB</h1>
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10 <p>
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11 When debugging remote core dumps it is easier to work with command line tools instead of
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12 GUI tools. Command line HSDB (CLHSDB) tool is alternative to SA GUI tool HSDB.
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15 <p>
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16 There is also JavaScript based SA command line interface called <a href="jsdb.html">jsdb</a>.
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17 But, CLHSDB supports Unix shell-like (or dbx/gdb-like) command line interface with
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18 support for output redirection/appending (familiar &gt;, &gt;&gt;), command history and so on.
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19 Each CLHSDB command can have zero or more arguments and optionally end with output redirection
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20 (or append) to a file. Commands may be stored in a file and run using <b>source</b> command.
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21 <b>help</b> command prints usage message for all supported commands (or a specific command)
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22 </p>
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24 <h3>Shell/batch scripts to run command line HSDB</h3>
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26 <ul>
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27 <li>clhsdbproc.sh
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28 <li>clhsdbproc64.sh
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29 <li>clhsdbwindbg.bat
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30 <li>clhsdbwindbg64.bat
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31 </ul>
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33 <h3>Annotated output of CLHSDB help command</h3>
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35 <pre>
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36 <code>
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37 Available commands:
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38 assert true | false <font color="red">turn on/off asserts in SA code</font>
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39 attach pid | exec core <font color="red">attach SA to a process or core</font>
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40 buildreplayjars [all | boot | app] <font color="red">build jars for replay, boot.jar for bootclasses, app.jar for application classes</font>
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41 class name <font color="red">find a Java class from debuggee and print oop</font>
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42 classes <font color="red">print all loaded Java classes with Klass*</font>
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43 detach <font color="red">detach SA from current target</font>
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44 dis address [ length ] <font color="red">disassemble (sparc/x86) specified number of instructions from given address</font>
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45 dissemble address <font color="red">disassemble nmethod</font>
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46 dumpcfg -a | id <font color="red">Dump the PhaseCFG for every compiler thread that has one live</font>
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47 dumpclass { address | name } [ directory ] <font color="red">dump .class file for given Klass* or class name</font>
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48 dumpcodecache <font color="red">dump codecache contents</font>
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49 dumpheap [ file ] <font color="red">dump heap in hprof binary format</font>
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50 dumpideal -a | id <font color="red">dump ideal graph like debug flag -XX:+PrintIdeal</font>
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51 dumpilt -a | id <font color="red">dump inline tree for C2 compilation</font>
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52 dumpreplaydata &lt;address&gt; | -a | &lt;thread_id&gt; [&gt;replay.txt] <font color="red">dump replay data into a file</font>
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53 echo [ true | false ] <font color="red">turn on/off command echo mode</font>
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54 examine [ address/count ] | [ address,address] <font color="red">show contents of memory from given address</font>
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55 field [ type [ name fieldtype isStatic offset address ] ] <font color="red">print info about a field of HotSpot type</font>
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56 findpc address <font color="red">print info. about pointer location</font>
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57 flags [ flag ] <font color="red">show all -XX flag name value pairs. or just show given flag</font>
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58 help [ command ] <font color="red">print help message for all commands or just given command</font>
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59 history <font color="red">show command history. usual !command-number syntax works.</font>
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60 inspect expression <font color="red">inspect a given oop</font>
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61 intConstant [ name [ value ] ] <font color="red">print out hotspot integer constant(s)</font>
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62 jdis address <font color="red">show bytecode disassembly of a given Method*</font>
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63 jhisto <font color="red">show Java heap histogram</font>
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64 jseval script <font color="red">evaluate a given string as JavaScript code</font>
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65 jsload file <font color="red">load and evaluate a JavaScript file</font>
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66 jstack [-v] <font color="red">show Java stack trace of all Java threads. -v is verbose mode</font>
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67 livenmethods <font color="red">show all live nmethods</font>
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68 longConstant [ name [ value ] ] <font color="red">print out hotspot long constant(s)s</font>
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69 mem address [ length ] <font color="red">show contents of memory -- also shows closest ELF/COFF symbol if found</font>
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70 pmap <font color="red">show Solaris pmap-like output</font>
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71 print expression <font color="red">print given Klass*, Method* or arbitrary address</font>
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72 printas type expression <font color="red">print given address as given HotSpot type. eg. print JavaThread &lt;address&gt;</font>
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73 printmdo -a | expression <font color="red">print method data oop</font>
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74 printstatics [ type ] <font color="red">print static fields of given HotSpot type (or all types if none specified)</font>
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75 pstack [-v] <font color="red">show mixed mode stack trace for all Java, non-Java threads. -v is verbose mode</font>
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76 quit <font color="red">quit CLHSDB tool</font>
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77 reattach <font color="red">detach and re-attach SA to current target</font>
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78 revptrs <font color="red">find liveness of oops</font>
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79 scanoops start end [ type ] <font color="red">scan a Oop from given start to end address</font>
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80 search [ heap | codecache | threads ] value <font color="red">search a value in heap or codecache or threads</font>
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81 source filename <font color="red">load and execute CLHSDB commands from given file</font>
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82 symbol name <font color="red">show address of a given ELF/COFF symbol</font>
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83 sysprops <font color="red">show all Java System properties</font>
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84 thread id <font color="red">show thread of id</font>
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85 threads <font color="red">show all Java threads</font>
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86 tokenize ...
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87 type [ type [ name super isOop isInteger isUnsigned size ] ] <font color="red">show info. on HotSpot type</font>
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88 universe <font color="red">print gc universe</font>
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89 vmstructsdump <font color="red">dump hotspot type library in text</font>
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90 verbose true | false <font color="red">turn on/off verbose mode</font>
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91 versioncheck [ true | false ] <font color="red">turn on/off debuggee VM version check</font>
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92 whatis address <font color="red">print info about any arbitrary address</font>
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93 where { -a | id } <font color="red">print Java stack trace of given Java thread or all Java threads (-a)</font>
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94 </code>
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95 </pre>
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97 <h3>JavaScript integration</h3>
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99 <p>Few CLHSDB commands are already implemented in JavaScript. It is possible to extend CLHSDB command set
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100 by implementing more commands in a JavaScript file and by loading it by <b>jsload</b> command. <b>jseval</b>
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101 command may be used to evaluate arbitrary JavaScript expression from a string. Any JavaScript function
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102 may be exposed as a CLHSDB command by registering it using JavaScript <b><code>registerCommand</code></b>
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103 function. This function accepts command name, usage and name of the JavaScript implementation function
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104 as arguments.
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105 </p>
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107 <h3>Simple CLHSDB command implemented in JavaScript</h3>
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109 <b>File: test.js</b>
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110 <pre>
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111 <code>
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112 function helloImpl(name) {
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113 println("hello, " + name);
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114 }
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116 // register the above JavaScript function as CLHSDB command
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117 registerCommand("hello", "hello name", "helloImpl");
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118 </code>
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119 </pre>
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120 ---------<br>
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122 "test.js" can be loaded in CLHSDB prompt using <b>jsload</b> command using
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124 <pre>
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125 <code>
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126 hsdb&gt; jsload test.js
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127 </code>
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128 </pre>
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130 <h3>Compilation Replay</h3>
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131 <p>
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132 When a java process crashes in compiled method, usually a core file is saved.
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133 The replay function can reproduce the compiling process in the core.
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134 <a href="cireplay.html">cireplay.html</a>
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