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. |