# Debugging Linux Applications locally ## Debugging Linux Applications with IDA Pro, locally Last updated on July 29, 2020 — v0.1 You may already know that IDA lets you debug an application from an already existing IDB, by selecting the debugger using the drop-down debugger list.
drop down debugger list
However, it is also possible to start IDA in a way that it will initially create an empty IDB, and then either: * start a new process under its control * attach to an existing process ## Launch IDA with a fresh new process To do so, you will have to launch IDA from the command line, like so: ```bash ida64 -rlinux /bin/ls ``` IDA will then launch the **/bin/ls** program, and break at its entrypoint
starting new process
## Attaching IDA to an existing process For this example, we’ll launch, from a shell, a **/usr/bin/yes** process, and attach to. Now, we’ll launch IDA so it offers a selection of processes to (and use quick filtering (**Ctrl+F**) to quickly find our process): ```bash ida64 -rlinux+ ```
attaching to process
IDA will then attach to the selected process, and leave it suspended at the place it was when it was attached to:
attached to process