Totalview® for HPC Reference Guide : PART I Using the CLI : Chapter 2 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 or processes in the current focus. With "-thread", the threads in the thread of interest (TOI) are held. With "-process", the processes in the focus set are held.
NOTE >> 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
Group > Hold Command
Process > Hold Command
Thread > Hold Command
Group > Release Command
Process > Release Threads Command
dunhold Command