Command-Line Syntax
Format
totalview [options ] [ executable [ core-file | recording-file ] ] [-a[args ] ]
or
totalview [options ] -args executable [args ]
Arguments
options
TotalView options.
executable
Specifies the path name of the executable being debugged. This can be an absolute or relative path name. The executable must be compiled with debugging symbols turned on, normally the -g compiler option. Any multiprocess programs that call fork(), vfork(), or execve() should be linked with the dbfork library.
core-file
Specifies the name of a core file. Use this argument in addition to executable when you want to examine a core file with TotalView.
recording-file
Specifies the name of a saved replay recording session file. Use this argument in addition to executable when you want to replay the recording session with TotalView.
args
Default target program arguments.
Description
TotalView is a source-level debugger with a motif-based graphic user interface and features for debugging distributed programs, multiprocess programs, and multithreaded programs. TotalView is available on a number of different platforms.
If you specify mutually exclusive options on the same command line (for example, --‑dynamic and ‑no_dynamic), the last option listed is used.
