Appendix A. Useful SoftICE Commands and Breakpoints

SoftICE Commands

Table A-1. Basic SoftICE commands

Command

Meaning

?

Evaluate expression

A

Assemble code

ADDR

Display/change address contents

BC

Clear breakpoint

BD

Disable breakpoint

BE

Enable breakpoint

BL

List current breakpoints

BPE

Edit breakpoint

BPT

Use breakpoint as a template

BPM, BPMB, BPMW, BPMD

Breakpoint on memory access

BPR

Breakpoint on memory range

BPIO

Breakpoint on I/O port access

BPINT

Breakpoint on interrupt

BPX

Breakpoint on execution

BPMSG

Breakpoint on Windows message

C

Compare two data blocks

CLASS

Display window class information

D, DB, DW, DD, DS, DL, DT

Display memory

DATA

Change data window

E, EB, EW, ED, EL, ET

Edit memory

EXIT

Exit

F

Fill memory with data

FORMAT

Change format of data window

G

Go to address

H

Help on specific function

HBOOT

System boot (total reset)

HERE

Go to current cursor line

HWND

Display Windows handle information

M

Move data

MOD

Display Windows module list

P

Step-skipping calls, interrupts, etc.

R

Display/change register contents

S

Search for data

T

Single-step one instruction

TASK

Display Windows task list

THREAD

Display thread information

U

Un-Assemblers instructions

VER

SoftICE Version

WATCH

Add watch

WHAT

Identify the type of expression

WMSG

Display Windows messages

X

Return to host debugger or program

Table A-2. Advanced SoftICE commands

Command

Meaning

CPU

Display CPU register information

GDT

Display global descriptor table

GENINT

Generate an interrupt

HEAP

Display Windows global heap

LHEAP

Display Windows local heap

IDT

Display interrupt descriptor table

I, IB, IW, ID

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