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VxWorks Commands

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VxWorks commands

VxWorks includes a command line shell which requires:


z Strings must be quoted.
z Arguments must be separated by commas.
z A sort of vi-like command line editing.

VxWorks Command Cheat Sheet


Ligo Livingston Observatory - Chethan Parameswariah: Jan 5, 2004

Task Management Related commands


sp (entryPt, args)

Spawn a task with default parameters

sps (entryPt, args)

Spawn a task and leave it suspended

td (taskName or Id)

Delete a task

ts (taskName or Id)

Suspend a task

tr (taskName or Id)

Resume a suspended task

Task Information Commands


checkStack (taskName or
Show stack usage for the task
Id)
Example: checkStack "showtime" or checkStack
0x19c8f1
i

Display synopsis of all tasks

ti (taskName)

Show detailed infofrom TCB (Task Control Block)

tt (taskName)

Show stack trace

tw (taskName)

Find info about the object the task is pending on

System Information/Modification Commands


devs

List all devices known on the target

lkup "symbol"

List vxWorks symbols from the system symbol table

d (hex_address)

Display memory

m (hex_address)

Modify memory

printErrno(n)

Describe the most recent error status value with n=0


being latest

h |size|

Display command history default size is 20

help

Display summary of commands

cd "dir"

Change directory

pwd

Present working directory

ls

list the directory

CTRL+X or reboot

Reboot the processor

ld < filename

Load a file

unld
"moduleName"

<

Unload file

bootChange

Modify the saved boot parameters

logout

Log out of the target

Object Information Commands


taskShow

List info about the tasks from TCB

seqShow

List info about the sequencers(EPICS state programs at LIGO)


running on the target

semShow

Show info about semaphore

moduleShow Show info about loaded modules (object files/programs)

Memory Information Commands


memShow

Display allocated/free memory

memPartShow

Show memory partition

semShow

Show info about semaphore

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