Chapter 3 CLI Namespace Commands

This chapter lists all of CLI commands that are not in the top-level mainspace.

Accessor Functions

The following functions, all within the TV:: namespace, access and set TotalView properties:

• actionpoint: Accesses and sets action point properties.

• expr: Manipulates values created by the dprint -nowait command.

• focus_groups: Returns a list containing the groups in the current focus.

• focus_processes: Returns a list of processes in the current focus.

• focus_threads: Returns a list of threads in the current focus.

• group: Accesses and sets group properties.

• process: Accesses and sets process properties.

• scope: Accesses and sets scope properties.

• symbol: Accesses and sets symbol properties.

• thread: Accesses and sets thread properties.

• type: Accesses and sets data type properties.

• type_transformation: Accesses and defines type transformations.

Helper Functions

The following functions, all within the TV:: namespace, are most often used in scripts:

• dec2hex: Converts a decimal number into hexadecimal format.

• dll: Manages shared libraries.

• errorCodes: Returns or raises TotalView error information.

• hex2dec: Converts a hexadecimal number into decimal format.

• read_symbols: Reads shared library symbols.

• respond: Sends a response to a command.

• source_process_startup: Reads and executes a .tvd file when TotalView loads a process.