VxWorks Command Cheat Sheet

VxWorks Command Cheat Sheet

Ligo Livingston Observatory - Chethan Parameswariah: Jan 5, 2004

Task Management Related commands

sp (entryPt, args)	Spawn a task with default parameters
sps (entryPt, args)	Spawn a task and leave it suspended
td (taskName or Id)	Delete a task
ts (taskName or Id)	Suspend a task
tr (taskName or Id)	Resume a suspended task

Task Information Commands

checkStack (taskName or Id)	Show stack usage for the task
	Example: checkStack "showtime" or checkStack 0x19c8f1
i	Display synopsis of all tasks
ti (taskName)	Show detailed infofrom TCB (Task Control Block)
tt (taskName)	Show stack trace
tw (taskName)	Find info about the object the task is pending on

System Information/Modification Commands

devs	List all devices known on the target
lkup "symbol"	List vxWorks symbols from the system symbol table
d (hex_address)	Display memory
m (hex_address)	Modify memory
printErrno(n)	Describe the most recent error status value with n=0 being latest
h |size|	Display command history default size is 20
help	Display summary of commands
cd "dir"	Change directory
pwd	Present working directory
ls	list the directory
CTRL+X or reboot	Reboot the processor
ld < filename	Load a file
unld < "moduleName"	Unload file
bootChange	Modify the saved boot parameters
logout	Log out of the target

Object Information Commands

taskShow	List info about the tasks from TCB
seqShow	List info about the sequencers(EPICS state programs at LIGO) running on the target
semShow	Show info about semaphore
moduleShow	Show info about loaded modules (object files/programs)

Memory Information Commands

memShow	Display allocated/free memory
memPartShow	Show memory partition
semShow	Show info about semaphore

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