https://github.com/trepan-debuggers/kshdb

Korn Shell (93v- 2014-12-24 or greater) Debugger
https://github.com/trepan-debuggers/kshdb

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Korn Shell (93v- 2014-12-24 or greater) Debugger

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/trepan-debuggers/kshdb
• Owner: Trepan-Debuggers
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2008-08-11T01:57:55.000Z (almost 18 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-06-17T16:32:09.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-13T20:52:04.032Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: debugger, ksh
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 948 KB
• Stars: 38
• Watchers: 11
• Forks: 5
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: NEWS.md
  • License: COPYING
  • Authors: AUTHORS

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README

          
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Introduction

============

This is a port and my `bash` debugger, [bashdb](http://bashdb.sf.net), and

`zsh` debugger, [zshdb](http://github.com/rocky/zshdb).

The command syntax generally follows that of the GNU debugger `gdb`.

However this debugger depends on a number of bug fixes and of debugging

support features that are neither part of the POSIX 1003.1 standard

and only in later ksh93v- releases. In particular, there are fixes to a

number of the `.sh` variables like `.sh.level` and `.sh.file`, and

[fixes to for handling IO redirection](https://github.com/att/ast/issues/582).

To see if there is recent-enough version for your favorite distirbution, see the repology.org [list](https://repology.org/project/ksh/versions).

Source code to later ksh releases can be found in the [github att/ast](https://github.com/att/ast) repository.

Installation

============

See the [wiki](https://github.com/rocky/kshdb/wiki/How-to-install) for

how to install this code.

Debugger documentation

======================

There is extensive command documentation inside the debugger itself.

However see the [wiki](https://github.com/rocky/kshdb/wiki) and [documentation](http://kshdb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)

for more information on this debugger.

What's here, what's not and why not

===================================

What's missing falls into two categories:

  * Stuff that might be ported in a straightforward way from `bashdb` or `zshdb`

  * Stuff that needs additional `ksh` support

What's not here yet in detail

-----------------------------

This can be done with or without support from `ksh`, albeit faster with

help from `ksh`.

* Setting `$0`

* lots of other stuff including...

  * display expressions, signal handling,

  * command completion

  * debugger commands:

     * file  - sets file name for the current source

     * handle - specify debugger signal handling

     * history - rerun a debugger command from its history

     * signal - send a signal to the process

     * tty - set output device for debugger output

     * watch - Set or clear a watch expression.

None of this is rocket science; most of it should be pretty straight-forward to add.

_I use a project's ratings to help be determine the priority I should give to it.

You'll see that this project's rating is far behind [zshdb's](http://github.com/rocky/zshdb)_

What may need more work and support from ksh

--------------------------------------------

* command completion

* stopping points that are valid for a `breakpoint` command