jdb—The Java Debugger

The Java debugger is the debugging tool for the Java environment and is completely command-line driven. You can use the debugger to debug files located on your local system or files that are located on a remote system. For remote Java files, the jdb must be used with the -host and -password options described in the table of options. The jdb also consists of a list of commands that are not covered in this appendix. See Table B.6 for information regarding jdb options.

Table B.6. jdb Options
Options Description
-host hostname Tells the jdb where the remote Java program resides. hostname is the name of the remote computer (such as well.com or sun.com).
-password password Passes the password for the remote Java file to the jdb ...

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