debugger(3)

🦋 debugger(3) — the Erlang Module Definition 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to debugger 💅 — the Erlang Debugger, for debugging and testing of Erlang programs. yes she does both, she's multifaceted like that. it's section 3 of the manual, she's a module definition, she's iconic, periodt ✨

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

bestie... the description is literally empty 😭 not a single word. the manpage authors said "the name says it all" and moved on. so we're going straight to the functions. slay, honestly 🫶

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💜 FUNCTIONS 💜

✨ quick(Module, Name, Args) -> term() ✨

when Module :: atom(), Name :: atom(), Args :: [term()].

debugs one single process 🎯 — like, just the one, no entourage, main character energy only.

the module Module gets interpreted, and then apply(Module, Name, Args) gets called. this opens an "Attach Process" window 🌈. for the deets, go check the User's Guide, iykyk.

• Module — an atom (the module, duh 💅)
• Name — an atom (the function name)
• Args — a list of terms 🎀

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✨ start() -> term(). ✨

starts Debugger 🚀✨

started by this function specifically, Debugger interprets code on all known nodes. all of them. every single one. she's not picking favorites 💖

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✨ start(Mode) -> term() ✨

when Mode :: local | global | wx;

✨ (File) -> term() ✨

when File :: string().

starts Debugger 🚀

okay so if ModeOrFile is a string, we assume it's the name of a file 📁, and Debugger tries to load its settings from that file. for details about settings, hit up the User's Guide 🎀.

if ModeOrFile is the atom local, Debugger interprets code only at the current node 🏠. if ModeOrFile is global, Debugger interprets code on all known nodes 🌍✨.

heads up bestie: the signature lists Mode :: local | global | wx — yes, wx is in there 👀. the prose only walks through local and global, so we're just reporting the facts as written, no cap fr fr.

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✨ start(Mode, File) -> term() ✨

when Mode :: local | global, File :: string().

starts Debugger 🚀💖

Debugger tries to load its settings from the file named by File 📁✨. for details about settings, see the User's Guide (she said it, not me).

if Mode is local, Debugger interprets code only on the current node 🏠.

if Mode is global, Debugger interprets code on all known nodes 🌍.

• Mode — local or global
• File — a string(), the name of the settings file

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🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

not a single SEE ALSO in the building 💀 the original page genuinely doesn't have one, so there's nothing to reference. no links, no cross-refs, just vibes 🦋

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! that's it!! that's the tea ☕💜

brought to you by Ericsson AB 💖 — debugger version 7.0, dated debugger(3), from your friendly neighborhood section 3 of the manual 🎀✨

now go debug something, you absolute legend 👑🫶