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IDA 9.0
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      • Database conversion from idb to i64
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      • Disassembly Gallery
        • Philips 51XA-G3
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        • 6301, 6303, 6800, 6801 and 6803 Disassembler
        • 68040, Amiga
        • 6805 Disassembler
        • 6808 Disassembler
        • 6809 OS9 Flex Disassembler
        • 6809 Disassembler
        • 6811 Disassembler
        • 68HC12 Disassembler
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        • 68k Amiga Disassembler
        • 68k Mac OS
        • 68k Palm Pilot
        • Unix COFF
        • NEC 78k0 and 78k0s Processor
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        • 8051 Disassembler
        • Analog Devices 218x.
        • Alpha Processor – NT COFF
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        • Android ARM Executables (.elf)
        • ARC Processor
        • ARM Processor EPOC App
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        • ARM Processor iOS (iPhone): Unlock
        • ARM Processor iOS (iPhone): Objective-C metadata
        • ARM Processor iOS (iPhone): Objective-C Instance variables
        • ARM Processor iOS (iPhone): Parameter Identification & Tracking (PIT)
        • ARM Processor iOS (iPhone): Start
        • ARM Processor iOS (iPhone): Switch statements
        • ARM Processor iOS (iPhone): C++ signatures
        • ARM Processor iOS (iPhone): Write
        • ARM Processor: Linux ELF
        • ARM Processor: AOF SDK
        • ARM Processor: Windows CE COFF Format
        • ARM Processor: Windows CE PE Format
        • ATMEL AVR Disassembler
        • C166 Processor
        • C166 Processor with ELF file
        • Rockwell C39
        • Microsoft .NET CLI Disassembler. VisualBasic library
        • CR16
        • Android Dalvik Executables (.dex)
        • Microsoft .NET CLI Disassembler
        • DSP56K
        • Fujitsu FR (.elf)
        • Gameboy
        • H8 300: COFF FILE Format
        • H8 300s: COFF FILE Format
        • H8 500
        • HPPA Risc Processor: HP-UX SOM
        • i51
        • i860
        • Intel i960
        • Intel IA-64 (Itanium)
        • Java Bytecode
        • Angstrem KR 1878
        • Renesas/Hitachi M16C
        • Renesas/Hitachi M32R
        • M740
        • M7700
        • M7900
        • MIPS Processor: Nintendo N64
        • MIPS R5900 Processor : Sony bin
        • MIPS Processor: Sony ELF
        • MIPS Processor: Sony PSX
        • MIPS Processor: Sony PSX
        • MIPS Processor: Unix COFF File Format
        • MIPS Processor: Unix ELF File Format
        • MIPS Processor: Windows CE PE File Format
        • MIPS Processor: Windows CE PE2 File Format
        • Panasonic MN102
        • Atmel OAK DSP
        • 80×86 Architecture: DOS Extender
        • 80×86 Architecture: Watcom Runtime
        • 80×86 Architecture: Geos APP
        • 80×86 Architecture: Geos DRV
        • 80×86 Architecture: Geos LIB
        • 80×86 Architecture: GNU COFF Format
        • 80×86 Architecture: OS/2 Linear Executable Format
        • 80×86 Architecture: Netware NLM
        • 80×86 Architecture: QNX Executable
        • 80×86 Architecture: Watcom Runtime
        • 80×86 Architecture: Windows OMF
        • 80×86 Architecture: Windows Portable Executable Format
        • 80×86 Architecture: Windows Virtual Device Driver
        • 80×86 Architecture: Windows 16 bits DLL
        • X-Box Disassembler
        • PDP 11: SAV File
        • PIC
        • PIC 12xx
        • Power PC AIF ECOFF file Format
        • Power PC Linux ELF
        • Mac OS PEF File
        • Mac OS X File
        • Windows NT PE File
        • Hitachi SH-1 Processor
        • Hitachi SH-3 Processor: Windows CE COFF format
        • Hitachi SH-3 Processor: Windows CE PE format
        • Hitachi SH-4 Processor: ELF File Format
        • Hitachi SH-4 Processor: Windows CE PE File Format
        • Super Nintendo Entertainement System (SNES)
        • SPARC Solaris COFF
        • SPARC Solaris ELF
        • SPARC Sun ELF
        • SPARC Sun ELF SO
        • ST 20C4
        • ST 7
        • ST 9
        • Toshiba TLCS 900
        • TMS 320c2 COFF
        • TMS 320c5
        • TMS 320c54
        • TMS 320c6 COFF File Format
        • TRICORE
        • SunPlus unSP
        • NEC V850
        • Z180 COFF File Format
        • Z380 COFF File Format
        • Z8
        • Z80
      • Supported processors
      • Supported file formats
        • Windmp file loader
      • Bitfields
        • Bit Fields tutorial
      • Structures tutorial
      • Union tutorial
      • Variable length structures tutorial
      • Data types, operands and constructs
      • Packed executables
    • Decompiler
      • Prerequisites
      • Quick primer
      • Exception handler
      • Introduction to Decompilation vs. Disassembly
        • Comparisons of ARM disassembly and decompilation
        • Comparisons of PowerPC disassembly and decompilation
        • Comparisons of MIPS disassembly and decompilation
        • Hex-Rays v7.4 vs. v7.3 Decompiler Comparison Page
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      • Interactive operation
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        • Jump to cross reference
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        • Generate HTML file
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    • Debugger
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        • PIN debugger
          • Building the PIN tool
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          • PIN support for MacOSX
        • Replayer debugger
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          • Bochs debugger FAQ
      • Local debugging
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      • Debugger tutorials
        • Debugging Dalvik Programs
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        • Debugging Linux/Windows Applications with PIN Tracer module
        • Debugging Windows Applications with IDA Bochs Plugin
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        • Remote debugging with IDA Pro
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        • Using IDA Pro's tracing features
        • Working with PIN
        • Appcall
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        • Generate FLIRT signature file
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          • Turbo Pascal
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      • Open Plugin Architecture
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      • C++ SDK Porting Guide from IDA 8.x to 9.0
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      • Getting started with IDAPython
      • IDAPython API Reference
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      • How to create a plugin in IDAPython?
      • IDAPython Porting Guide from IDA 8.x to 9.0
    • IDC
      • Core concepts
        • Expressions
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        • Constants
        • Exceptions
        • Classes
        • Predefined symbols
        • loader_input_t class
        • Slices
      • IDC API Reference
        • Index of debugger related IDC functions
        • Alphabetical list of IDC functions
          • is_member_id
          • load_type
          • get_member_by_idx
          • get_ordinal_limit
          • set_selector
          • enable_tracing
          • get_prev_fixup_ea
          • del_segm
          • get_bmask_cmt
          • end_type_updating
          • Find
          • toggle_bnot
          • patch_byte
          • get_module_info
          • set_member_name
          • create_float
          • del_struc_member
          • read_dbg_memory
          • get_enum_width
          • getn_thread_name
          • del_struc
          • filelength
          • set_manual_insn
          • is_value...() functions
          • get_ip_val
          • del_extra_cmt
          • create_insn
          • op_offset_high16
          • get_cmt
          • expand_struc
          • get_idb_path
          • set_frame_size
          • get_file_ext
          • has_value
          • readshort
          • sanitize_file_name
          • get_member_flag
          • create_struct
          • ARM specific
          • set_enum_member_cmt
          • rename
          • set_ida_state
          • get_member_size
          • msg
          • qbasename
          • get_enum_member_enum
          • auto_mark_range
          • plan_to_apply_idasgn
          • set_named_type
          • op_offset
          • rename_entry
          • strlen
          • get_extra_cmt
          • get_enum_flag
          • fgetc
          • op_stkvar
          • get_last_index
          • get_field_ea
          • get_struc_id
          • select_thread
          • create_array
          • get_struc_cmt
          • set_array_string
          • set_func_attr
          • set_storage_type
          • get_struc_size
          • demangle_name
          • get_next_fixup_ea
          • get_next_bmask
          • delattr
          • gen_simple_call_chart
          • patch_qword
          • get_enum_name
          • loader_input_t.getc
          • get_debugger_event_cond
          • read_dbg_qword
          • define_local_var
          • generate_disasm_line
          • add_idc_hotkey
          • tolower
          • del_selector
          • set_debugger_event_cond
          • get_imagebase
          • gen_file
          • get_entry
          • find_custom_data_format
          • get_debug_name_ea
          • add_default_til
          • set_func_end
          • exit_process
          • delete_array
          • xtol
          • get_exception_code
          • detach_process
          • set_enum_cmt
          • get_wide_word
          • put_bookmark
          • is_loaded
          • add_enum_member
          • parse_decls
          • readstr
          • get_entry_qty
          • ord
          • sprintf
          • get_root_filename
          • get_enum_member_cmt
          • create_word
          • set_func_flags
          • loader_input_t.tell
          • create_align
          • read_dbg_dword
          • next_addr
          • get_bytes
          • batch
          • start_process
          • process_config_line
          • del_user_info
          • qmakefile
          • set_struc_name
          • print_decls
          • create_custom_data
          • del_enum_member
          • format_cdata
          • get_fixup_target_sel
          • get_item_size
          • loader_input_t.gets
          • get_last_bmask
          • Step Tracing Options
          • selector_by_name
          • get_enum_cmt
          • next_not_tail
          • prev_head
          • set_color
          • set_numbered_type
          • get_member_name
          • auto_wait
          • get_enum_member_bmask
          • fseek
          • get_segm_start
          • attach_process
          • Trace file functions
          • get_enum_member_value
          • op_stroff
          • get_next_offset
          • set_processor_type
          • get_bookmark_desc
          • create_data
          • lastattr
          • get_operand_value
          • collect_stack_trace
          • toupper
          • get_fixup_target_dis
          • set_cmt
          • add_entry
          • set_segm_addressing
          • qmake_full_path
          • get_source_linnum
          • fputc
          • resume_thread
          • get_func_attr
          • get_first_enum_member
          • add_sourcefile
          • get_first_bmask
          • read_selection_start
          • hasattr
          • get_member_cmt
          • gen_flow_graph
          • get_array_element
          • get_tinfo
          • loader_input_t
          • tinfo_errstr
          • TRUNC
          • add_segm_ex
          • Local types information and manipulation helpers
          • set_source_linnum
          • get_next_enum_member
          • loader_input_t.readbytes
          • set_array_params
          • jumpto
          • get_bookmark
          • set_enum_bf
          • prev_not_tail
          • toggle_sign
          • loader_input_t.size
          • Trace events functions
          • get_func_flags
          • get_gotea
          • set_segm_attr
          • get_item_head
          • set_default_sreg_value
          • print_insn_mnem
          • set_member_cmt
          • get_ordinal_qty
          • set_target_assembler
          • add_user_stkpnt
          • set_local_type
          • Hidden ranges
          • del_items
          • compile_idc_text
          • Dalvik debugger extension functions
          • byte_value
          • create_dword
          • is_code
          • del_func
          • get_enum
          • make_array
          • rotate_left
          • recalc_spd
          • search_path
          • CommonBits
          • get_processor_name
          • set_func_cmt
          • get_prev_bmask
          • Hashes
          • split_sreg_range
          • process_ui_action
          • set_fixup
          • get_fixup_target_type
          • create_oword
          • get_flags
          • get_func_name
          • create_strlit
          • add_struc
          • atol
          • load_debugger
          • mkdir
          • sizeof
          • get_enum_member_by_name
          • save_database
          • guess_type
          • get_segm_name
          • print_operand
          • qisabspath
          • get_member_qty
          • set_struc_cmt
          • get_fixup_target_flags
          • idadir
          • object.retrieve
          • add_auto_stkpnt
          • get_numbered_type_name
          • get_enum_member_name
          • get_next_index
          • prev_addr
          • get_name_ea
          • get_sp_delta
          • set_bmask_cmt
          • readlong
          • set_segm_name
          • get_prev_offset
          • set_segm_alignment
          • get_strlit_contents
          • forget_exception
          • get_item_end
          • add_func
          • get_name
          • Asks
          • get_spd
          • Debugger: control
          • get_wide_byte
          • plan_and_wait
          • set_enum_flag
          • RunPythonStatement
          • del_sourcefile
          • find_selector
          • get_frame_regs_size
          • op_num
          • define_exception
          • create_double
          • create_byte
          • read_selection_end
          • OpTypes
          • op_plain_offset
          • move_segm
          • get_member_id
          • set_segm_combination
          • get_current_thread
          • trim
          • Debugger: options
          • getn_thread
          • get_frame_id
          • typeinfo.print
          • to_ea
          • rebase_program
          • add_struc_member
          • get_exception_qty
          • get_first_index
          • import_type
          • set_segm_type
          • find_custom_data_type
          • get_next_seg
          • find_func_end
          • get_last_enum_member
          • getattr
          • get_frame_size
          • get_screen_ea
          • loader_input_t.read
          • set_reg_value
          • Debugger: modules
          • create_pack_real
          • writestr
          • exec_idc
          • get_enum_size
          • set_enum_name
          • create_tbyte
          • sel2para
          • atoa
          • loader_input_t.close
          • add_enum
          • ltoa
          • substr
          • del_idc_hotkey
          • Breakpoint handling functions
          • loader_input_t.seek
          • cleanup_appcall
          • object.store
          • get_type
          • qexit
          • get_debug_name
          • get_array_id
          • Can't Open File
          • suspend_process
          • process_config_directive
          • get_entry_name
          • get_last_member
          • get_struc_name
          • clear_selection
          • fclose
          • firstattr
          • create_yword
          • dbg_appcall
          • get_qword
          • patch_dword
          • begin_type_updating
          • read_dbg_byte
          • get_fpnum
          • qsleep
          • get_first_member
          • get_nsec_stamp
          • del_stkpnt
          • eval
          • savefile
          • eval_python
          • Xrefs
          • strstr
          • writeshort
          • get_sreg
          • get_segm_end
          • get_func_off_str
          • set_func_start
          • del_array_element
          • get_full_flags
          • set_exception_flags
          • rename_array
          • get_frame_args_size
          • op_flt
          • get_min_spd_ea
          • apply_type
          • get_prev_index
          • loadfile
          • retrieve_input_file_md5
          • get_wide_dword
          • patch_dbg_byte
          • Functions provided by the WinDbg debugger
          • get_original_byte
          • get_member_strid
          • call_system
          • writelong
          • get_thread_qty
          • nextattr
          • send_dbg_command
          • get_first_seg
          • get_processes
          • patch_word
          • get_manual_insn
          • ftell
          • get_entry_ordinal
          • set_array_long
          • delete_all_segments
          • TO_LONG
          • Function chunk related functions
          • Debugger: events
          • get_prev_func
          • op_seg
          • validate_idb_names
          • fprintf
          • fopen
          • strfill
          • del_fixup
          • get_bmask_name
          • inf_attr
          • is_bf
          • read_dbg_word
          • qdirname
          • get_segm_attr
          • func_contains
          • del_source_linnum
          • get_sourcefile
          • clr_database_flag
          • set_name
          • Refresh Screen
          • op_enum
          • getn_enum
          • get_db_byte
          • setattr
          • get_forced_operand
          • op_bin
          • Functions provided by the replayer debugger
          • prevattr
          • update_extra_cmt
          • get_str_type
          • op_man
          • choose_func
          • set_bmask_name
          • get_curline
          • decode_insn
          • set_segment_bounds
          • set_segm_class
          • write_dbg_memory
          • get_exception_name
          • get_enum_member
          • is_mapped
          • del_enum
          • get_frame_lvar_size
          • get_operand_type
          • set_root_filename
          • compile_idc_file
          • typeinfo.size
          • get_local_tinfo
          • get_fixup_target_off
          • is_union
          • unlink
          • get_segm_by_sel
          • set_enum_width
          • take_memory_snapshot
          • exec_python
          • get_next_func
          • get_member_offset
          • get_func_cmt
          • parse_decl
          • create_qword
          • next_head
          • suspend_thread
          • loader_input_t.getz
          • get_color
          • get_reg_value
          • load_and_run_plugin
          • set_database_flag
          • set_enum_member_name
          • set_member_type
          • get_prev_enum_member
      • IDC examples
        • Analyzing encrypted code
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  1. User Guide
  2. User Interface
  3. Menu Bar
  4. Debugger

Debugger options

 Action    name: SetupDebugger
 

This dialog box allows to specify different settings related to the debugger.

Events

  - Suspend on debugging start

      If selected, the debugger will suspend directly once the debugging
      starts.

  - Evaluate event condition on exit

      If selected, the debugger will evaluate the event condition immediately
      before closing the debugging session (once we receive PROCESS_EXITED or
      PROCESS_DETACHED event)

  - Suspend on process entry point

      If selected, the debugger will insert a temporary breakpoint
      at the main entry point of the debugged application.

  - Suspend on thread start/exit

      If selected, the debugger will suspend if a new thread starts
      or if an existing thread terminates.

  - Suspend on library load/unload

      If selected, the debugger will suspend if a new library is
      loaded or if a previously loaded library is unloaded.

  - Suspend on debugging message

      If selected, the debugger will suspend if the debugged application
      generates a message destined to the debugger.

Event condition

      When one or more debug events (see above) are checked then this
      option is used to specify a condition. In the following example,
      the debugger will suspend the process whenever a module with the
      name test.dll is loaded:

 get_event_id() == LIB_LOADED && strstr(get_event_module_name(), "test.dll") != -1

Log

  - Segment modifications

      If selected, the debugger will print information regarding
      segment modifications (creation, deletion, or resizing of
      segments) since the last event. Note that the debugger
      doesn't continuously track segment modifications, but detects
      those only if a debugging event occurs.

  - Thread start/exit

      If selected, the debugger will print a message if a new thread
      starts or if an existing thread terminates.

  - Library load/unload

      if Selected, the debugger will print a message if a new library is
      loaded or if a previously loaded library is unloaded.

  - Breakpoint

      If selected, the debugger will print a message if the debugged process
      reaches a breakpoint.

  - Debugging message

      If selected, the debugger will print debugging messages from
      the application.

Options

  - Reconstruct the stack
  - Show debugger breakpoint instructions

      If selected, the debugger will show breakpoint instructions inserted
      by the debugger itself. This function is mainly useful if the user
      wants to see the real content of the memory.

  - Use hardware temporary breakpoints

      If selected, IDA will try to use hardware breakpoints for the temporary
      breakpoints used to implement the "step over" and "run to" functionality.
      This feature is useful when debugging read-only or self-modifying code,
      since it does not change the contents of the memory.
      IDA will fall back to software breakpoints if the attempt to set a
      hardware breakpoint fails.

  - Autoload PDB files

      If selected, IDA will invoke the PDB plugin to try to load PDB symbols
      for every new module loaded into process.

  - Set as just-in-time debugger

      If changed from off to on, IDA will try to register itself as a
      just-in-time debugger (invoked by the system in case of application
      crashes) on dialog close.

Edit exceptions

Reload exceptions

      This button reloads the exception table from the exceptions.cfg
      file.

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If selected, the debugger will try to reconstruct the chain of stack frames, based on information available on the stack and in the .

This button allows the user to how the debugger will react to specific exceptions.

See also .

setup
Debugger submenu
function stack variables