The VxWorks C-Shell (or Kernel Shell) is a powerful tool for real-time debugging and system management. Unlike standard Linux shells, it often interprets commands as direct C function calls, meaning strings must be quoted and arguments are separated by commas. 🛠️ Core System & Navigation
Managing execution flow is critical in an RTOS environment. Use these commands to control tasks. vxworks command cheat sheet
m [address]: Opens a prompt to modify memory at that address. b [address]: Sets a breakpoint at the specified address. bd [address]: Deletes a breakpoint. tt [taskId]: Shows a stack trace for the specified task. Filesystem & Booting ls: Lists the contents of the current directory. cd "[dir]": Changes the default directory. pwd: Prints the current working directory. The VxWorks C-Shell (or Kernel Shell) is a
sp [entryPt], [arg1], ...: Spawns a new task with default priority (100) and stack size (20000 bytes). Use these commands to control tasks
cacheShow / cacheFlush — Inspect and flush CPU caches when working with DMA or memory-mapped I/O.