4.1.11 WinDbg Command-line Options

4.1.11 WinDbg Command-Line Options

From the command line the following options are available:

windbg [-a] [-g] [-h] [-i] [-k [platform, port, speed]] [-l[text]] [-m] [-p id [-e event]] [-s[pipe]] [-v] [-w name ] [-y path] [-z crashfile] [filename[.ext] [arguments]]

Options

Explanation

-a

Ignore all bad symbols (but still print warning message).

-g

Go now; start executing the process.

-h

Causes child processes to inherit access to WinDbg’s handles.

-I

Ignore workspace; like running without any registry data.

-k [platform port speed]

Run as a kernel debugger with the specified options:

platform is the target machine type (i386, MIPS, Alpha)
port is the com port (com1 ... comn)
speed is the com port speed (9600, 19200, 57600, ...)

-l [text]

Sets the window title for WinDbg.

-m

Start WinDbg minimized.

-p id

Attach to the process with the given id.

-s [pipe]

Start a remote.exe server, using the named pipe in pipe..

-v

Verbose option; WinDbg prints module load and unload messages.

-w name

Load the named workspace.

-y path

Search for symbols along the specified path(s). You can specify multiple paths by separating them with a semicolon.

-z crashfile

Debug the specified crash dump file.

filename[.ext]

Program to debug or file to edit.

Options	Explanation
-a	Ignore all bad symbols (but still print warning message).
-g	Go now; start executing the process.
-h	Causes child processes to inherit access to WinDbg’s handles.
-I	Ignore workspace; like running without any registry data.
-k [platform port speed]	Run as a kernel debugger with the specified options: platform is the target machine type (i386, MIPS, Alpha) port is the com port (com1 ... comn) speed is the com port speed (9600, 19200, 57600, ...)
-l [text]	Sets the window title for WinDbg.
-m	Start WinDbg minimized.
-p id	Attach to the process with the given id.
-s [pipe]	Start a remote.exe server, using the named pipe in pipe..
-v	Verbose option; WinDbg prints module load and unload messages.
-w name	Load the named workspace.
-y path	Search for symbols along the specified path(s). You can specify multiple paths by separating them with a semicolon.
-z crashfile	Debug the specified crash dump file.
filename[.ext]	Program to debug or file to edit.