Starting the CLI

You can start the CLI in two ways:

• You can start the CLI from within the TotalView window by selecting the Tools > Command Line command within the Root and Process windows. After selecting this command, TotalView opens a window into which you can enter CLI commands.
   
• You can start the CLI directly from a shell prompt by typing totalviewcli. (This assumes that the TotalView binary directory is in your path.)

Here is a snapshot of a CLI window that shows part of a program being debugged:

CLI xterm Window

If you have problems entering and editing commands, it could be because you invoked the CLI from a shell or process that manipulates your stty settings. You can eliminate these problems if you use the stty sane CLI command. (If the sane option is not available, you will have to change values individually.)

If you start the CLI using the totalviewcli command, you can use all of the command line options that you can use when starting TotalView. For more information, see the TotalView Users Guide.