Commodore PC - Method 2: Command Line; Debug Command Information

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Method 2: Command Line
To start debug using a command line, you must use the following
syntax:
debug [filename [arglist]]
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For example, if you specify a filename, the following would be
a typical command to start debug:
debug file.exe
Debug would then load file, exe into memory starting at 100
(hexadecimal) in the lowest available segment. The BX:CX regis
ters are loaded with the number of bytes placed into memory.
If you do include a filename, you might also specify an arglist. An
arglist is a list of filename parameters and switches that are to be
passed to the program filename. So "when filename is loaded into
memory, it is loaded as if it had been started with a command of
the form, debug filename arglist.
Here, filename is the file to be debugged, and arglist is the rest
of the command line used when debug calls and loads filename
into memory.
Debug Command Information
Each debug command consists of a single letter followed by one
or more parameters. Additionally, the control characters and spe
cial editing functions described in Chapter 5, "msdos Editing and
Function Keys," apply to debug as well.
If a syntax error occurs in a debug command, debug reprints the
command line and indicates the error with a caret (A) and the
word "Error" as in the following example:
dcs:100 cs:110
A Error
Note that when typing commands and parameters you may use
any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters.
The debug commands are listed below. Following this list, the
commands and their parameters are described in greater detail.
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