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Target Control Command Syntax (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

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1/5/2010

The following syntax rules show how Target Control handles commands:

  • Commands prepended by a dot (".") allow you to list, load, and unload debugger extensions, and to execute debugger extension commands.
  • Commands prepended by an exclamation mark ("!") are forwarded to debugger extensions that have been loaded in the order specified by the .chain command.
    By default, Platform Builder loads all DLLs copied to the <Platform Builder installation path>\cepb\bin\extensions’ folder when you open an image.
    For information about debugger extensions and commands you can use to control a debugger extension, see Debugger Extensions.
  • Commands with no prepended symbol are forwarded to the Target Control shell, shell.exe.
    For information about Target Control shell commands, see Target Control Debugging Commands.

Command arguments can be numbers, symbols, line numbers, or expressions. The arguments specify addresses or values used by commands.

Except where noted, any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters may be used in commands and arguments. If a command uses two or more parameters, the parameters must be separated by a single comma (,) or by one or more spaces.

Multiple commands on a single line can be separated with a semi-colon (;).

The following table shows arguments you can use for general control of the Target Control window.

Syntax Command Description 
CTRL+A

Select All

Selects all items currently in the Target Control Window.

 
CTRL+C

Copy

Copies marked text onto clipboard.

 
CTRL+F <& enter>F4

Find

F4 searches forwardShift + F4 searches backward.

 
CTRL+L <& enter>

Clear

Clears screen and returns to command prompt.

 
CTRL+Q

Abort

Aborts the pending command.

 
CTRL+V <& enter>

Paste

Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the space indicated by the cursor.

 
? ext

Help

Displays a list of all debugger extension engine commands.

 
?

Help

Displays a list of all commands.

 
? misc

Help

Displays help on general topics.

See Also

Concepts

Target Control Debugging Commands
Debugger Extension Commands

Other Resources

Command-Line Options with Target Control