TotalView Reference Guide : Part I: CLI Commands : CLI Commands : dhold
dhold
Holds threads or processes
Format: 
Holds processes
dhold -process
Holds threads
dhold -thread
Arguments: 
-process
Holds processes in the current focus. Can be abbreviated to -p.
-thread
Holds threads in the current focus. Can be abbreviated to -t.
Description: 
The dhold command holds the threads and processes in the current focus.
*You cannot hold system manager threads. In all cases, holding threads that aren’t part of your program always involves some risk.
Command alias: 
 
Alias
Definition
Description
hp
{dhold -process}
Holds the focus process
HP
{f g dhold -process}
Holds all processes in the focus group
ht
{f t dhold -thread}
Holds the focus thread
HT
{f g dhold -thread}
Holds all threads in the focus group
htp
{f p dhold -thread}
Holds all threads in the focus process
Examples: 
f W HT
Holds all worker threads in the focus group.
f s HP
Holds all processes in the share group.
f $mygroup/ HP
Holds all processes in the group identified by the contents of mygroup.
Related Topics
dunhold Command