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File, then Open Executable
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Brings up your program inside the WinDbg debugger. This allows you to
debug the initialization phases of your program's execution. However, the
program's memory usage is somewhat different from that of ordinary
execution.
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File, then Attach to a Process
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Links the WinDbg debugger to your program after it has started running. You
cannot debug the initialization phases of your program's execution. However,
the program's memory usage is more similar to that of ordinary execution than
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File, then Symbol File Path
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Directs the WinDbg debugger to the directories in which the VC++ compiler has
placed the debug (.pdb) files that your program needs to display symbols, such
as subprogram names.
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File, then Source File Path
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Directs the WinDbg debugger to the directories in which the source files for
your program reside.
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.symfix+
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Turns on access to the Microsoft online symbol server. The resulting path
appears in the Symbol File Path. You must be connected to the Web for this
command to work.
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.dump /ma Filename.dmp
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Dumps heap memory in mini-dump format. The /ma option means it is a mini-dump
(/m...) containing all (...a) information needed to reconstruct the state of
the program when the dump occurred.
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File, then Open Crash Dump
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Directs the WinDbg debugger to a dump file produced by the .dump command.
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!analyze -v
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Analyzes the contents of a dump file produced by the .dump command. The -v
stands for "verbose" information.
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