=item * ReadLine
-If false, a dummy ReadLine is used, so you can debug
+if false, a dummy ReadLine is used, so you can debug
ReadLine applications.
=item * NonStop
host:port to connect to on remote host for remote debugging.
+=item * HistFile
+
+file to store session history to. There is no default and so no
+history file is written unless this variable is explicitly set.
+
+=item * HistSize
+
+number of commands to store to the file specified in C<HistFile>.
+Default is 100.
+
=back
=head3 SAMPLE RCFILE
package DB;
-use IO::Handle;
+BEGIN {eval 'use IO::Handle'}; # Needed for flush only? breaks under miniperl
# Debugger for Perl 5.00x; perl5db.pl patch level:
-$VERSION = 1.28;
+$VERSION = 1.30;
$header = "perl5db.pl version $VERSION";
# + wrapped restart and enabled rerun [-n] (go back n steps) command.
# Changes: 1.28: Oct 12, 2004 Richard Foley <richard.foley@rfi.net>
# + Added threads support (inc. e and E commands)
-####################################################################
+# Changes: 1.29: Nov 28, 2006 Bo Lindbergh <blgl@hagernas.com>
+# + Added macosx_get_fork_TTY support
+# Changes: 1.30: Mar 06, 2007 Andreas Koenig <andk@cpan.org>
+# + Added HistFile, HistSize
+########################################################################
=head1 DEBUGGER INITIALIZATION
$^W = 0;
} # Switch compilation warnings off until another BEGIN.
-# test if assertions are supported and actived:
-BEGIN {
- $ini_assertion = eval "sub asserting_test : assertion {1}; 1";
-
- # $ini_assertion = undef => assertions unsupported,
- # " = 1 => assertions supported
- # print "\$ini_assertion=$ini_assertion\n";
-}
-
local ($^W) = 0; # Switch run-time warnings off during init.
=head2 THREADS SUPPORT
=cut
@options = qw(
- CommandSet
+ CommandSet HistFile HistSize
hashDepth arrayDepth dumpDepth
DumpDBFiles DumpPackages DumpReused
compactDump veryCompact quote
signalLevel warnLevel dieLevel
inhibit_exit ImmediateStop bareStringify
CreateTTY RemotePort windowSize
- DollarCaretP OnlyAssertions WarnAssertions
+ DollarCaretP
);
-@RememberOnROptions = qw(DollarCaretP OnlyAssertions);
+@RememberOnROptions = qw(DollarCaretP);
=pod
ImmediateStop => \$ImmediateStop,
RemotePort => \$remoteport,
windowSize => \$window,
- WarnAssertions => \$warnassertions,
+ HistFile => \$histfile,
+ HistSize => \$histsize,
);
=pod
ornaments => \&ornaments,
RemotePort => \&RemotePort,
DollarCaretP => \&DollarCaretP,
- OnlyAssertions=> \&OnlyAssertions,
);
=pod
=pod
The pager to be used is needed next. We try to get it from the
-environment first. if it's not defined there, we try to find it in
+environment first. If it's not defined there, we try to find it in
the Perl C<Config.pm>. If it's not there, we default to C<more>. We
then call the C<pager()> function to save the pager name.
# We're a child. Make us a label out of the current PID structure
# recorded in PERLDB_PIDS plus our (new) PID. Mark us as not having
# a term yet so the parent will give us one later via resetterm().
- $pids = "[$ENV{PERLDB_PIDS}]";
- $ENV{PERLDB_PIDS} .= "->$$";
- $term_pid = -1;
+
+ my $env_pids = $ENV{PERLDB_PIDS};
+ $pids = "[$env_pids]";
+
+ # Unless we are on OpenVMS, all programs under the DCL shell run under
+ # the same PID.
+
+ if (($^O eq 'VMS') && ($env_pids =~ /\b$$\b/)) {
+ $term_pid = $$;
+ }
+ else {
+ $ENV{PERLDB_PIDS} .= "->$$";
+ $term_pid = -1;
+ }
+
} ## end if (defined $ENV{PERLDB_PIDS...
else {
# child debugger, and mark us as the parent, so we'll know to set up
# more TTY's is we have to.
$ENV{PERLDB_PIDS} = "$$";
- $pids = "{pid=$$}";
+ $pids = "[pid=$$]";
$term_pid = $$;
}
# As noted, this test really doesn't check accurately that the debugger
# is running at a terminal or not.
-if ( -e "/dev/tty" ) { # this is the wrong metric!
+my $dev_tty = '/dev/tty';
+ $dev_tty = 'TT:' if ($^O eq 'VMS');
+if ( -e $dev_tty ) { # this is the wrong metric!
$rcfile = ".perldb";
}
else {
The last thing we do during initialization is determine which subroutine is
to be used to obtain a new terminal when a new debugger is started. Right now,
-the debugger only handles X Windows and OS/2.
+the debugger only handles X Windows, OS/2, and Mac OS X (darwin).
=cut
# Set up the get_fork_TTY subroutine to be aliased to the proper routine.
# Works if you're running an xterm or xterm-like window, or you're on
-# OS/2. This may need some expansion: for instance, this doesn't handle
-# OS X Terminal windows.
-
-if (
- not defined &get_fork_TTY # no routine exists,
- and defined $ENV{TERM} # and we know what kind
- # of terminal this is,
- and $ENV{TERM} eq 'xterm' # and it's an xterm,
-# and defined $ENV{WINDOWID} # and we know what window this is, <- wrong metric
- and defined $ENV{DISPLAY} # and what display it's on,
- )
+# OS/2, or on Mac OS X. This may need some expansion.
+
+if (not defined &get_fork_TTY) # only if no routine exists
{
- *get_fork_TTY = \&xterm_get_fork_TTY; # use the xterm version
+ if (defined $ENV{TERM} # If we know what kind
+ # of terminal this is,
+ and $ENV{TERM} eq 'xterm' # and it's an xterm,
+ and defined $ENV{DISPLAY} # and what display it's on,
+ )
+ {
+ *get_fork_TTY = \&xterm_get_fork_TTY; # use the xterm version
+ }
+ elsif ( $^O eq 'os2' ) { # If this is OS/2,
+ *get_fork_TTY = \&os2_get_fork_TTY; # use the OS/2 version
+ }
+ elsif ( $^O eq 'darwin' # If this is Mac OS X
+ and defined $ENV{TERM_PROGRAM} # and we're running inside
+ and $ENV{TERM_PROGRAM}
+ eq 'Apple_Terminal' # Terminal.app
+ )
+ {
+ *get_fork_TTY = \&macosx_get_fork_TTY; # use the Mac OS X version
+ }
} ## end if (not defined &get_fork_TTY...
-elsif ( $^O eq 'os2' ) { # If this is OS/2,
- *get_fork_TTY = \&os2_get_fork_TTY; # use the OS/2 version
-}
# untaint $^O, which may have been tainted by the last statement.
# see bug [perl #24674]
if ($console) {
# If we have a console, check to see if there are separate ins and
- # outs to open. (They are assumed identiical if not.)
+ # outs to open. (They are assumed identical if not.)
my ( $i, $o ) = split /,/, $console;
$o = $i unless defined $o;
lock($DBGR);
my $tid;
if ($ENV{PERL5DB_THREADED}) {
- $tid = eval { "[".threads->self->tid."]" };
+ $tid = eval { "[".threads->tid."]" };
}
# Check for whether we should be running continuously or not.
@vars = split( ' ', $2 );
# If main::dumpvar isn't here, get it.
- do 'dumpvar.pl' unless defined &main::dumpvar;
+ do 'dumpvar.pl' || die $@ unless defined &main::dumpvar;
if ( defined &main::dumpvar ) {
# We got it. Turn off subroutine entry/exit messages
and next CMD;
# Load up dumpvar if we don't have it. If we can, that is.
- do 'dumpvar.pl' unless defined &main::dumpvar;
+ do 'dumpvar.pl' || die $@ unless defined &main::dumpvar;
defined &main::dumpvar
or print $OUT "dumpvar.pl not available.\n"
and next CMD;
$onetimedumpDepth = undef;
}
elsif ( $term_pid == $$ ) {
- STDOUT->flush();
- STDERR->flush();
+ eval { # May run under miniperl, when not available...
+ STDOUT->flush();
+ STDERR->flush();
+ };
# XXX If this is the master pid, print a newline.
print $OUT "\n";
print "creating new thread\n";
}
- # If the last ten characters are C'::AUTOLOAD', note we've traced
+ # If the last ten characters are '::AUTOLOAD', note we've traced
# into AUTOLOAD for $sub.
if ( length($sub) > 10 && substr( $sub, -10, 10 ) eq '::AUTOLOAD' ) {
- $al = " for $$sub";
+ $al = " for $$sub" if defined $$sub;
}
# We stack the stack pointer and then increment it to protect us
# Called in array context. call sub and capture output.
# DB::DB will recursively get control again if appropriate; we'll come
# back here when the sub is finished.
- if ($assertion) {
- $assertion = 0;
- eval { @ret = &$sub; };
- if ($@) {
- print $OUT $@;
- $signal = 1 unless $warnassertions;
- }
- }
- else {
- @ret = &$sub;
- }
+ @ret = &$sub;
# Pop the single-step value back off the stack.
$single |= $stack[ $stack_depth-- ];
# Scalar context.
else {
- if ($assertion) {
- $assertion = 0;
- eval {
-
- # Save the value if it's wanted at all.
- $ret = &$sub;
- };
- if ($@) {
- print $OUT $@;
- $signal = 1 unless $warnassertions;
- }
- $ret = undef unless defined wantarray;
- }
- else {
- if ( defined wantarray ) {
+ if ( defined wantarray ) {
- # Save the value if it's wanted at all.
- $ret = &$sub;
- }
- else {
+ # Save the value if it's wanted at all.
+ $ret = &$sub;
+ }
+ else {
- # Void return, explicitly.
- &$sub;
- undef $ret;
- }
- } # if assertion
+ # Void return, explicitly.
+ &$sub;
+ undef $ret;
+ }
# Pop the single-step value off the stack.
$single |= $stack[ $stack_depth-- ];
print "threads not loaded($ENV{PERL5DB_THREADED})
please run the debugger with PERL5DB_THREADED=1 set in the environment\n";
} else {
- my $tid = threads->self->tid;
+ my $tid = threads->tid;
print "thread id: $tid\n";
}
} ## end sub cmd_e
print "threads not loaded($ENV{PERL5DB_THREADED})
please run the debugger with PERL5DB_THREADED=1 set in the environment\n";
} else {
- my $tid = threads->self->tid;
+ my $tid = threads->tid;
print "thread ids: ".join(', ',
map { ($tid == $_->tid ? '<'.$_->tid.'>' : $_->tid) } threads->list
)."\n";
These are general support routines that are used in a number of places
throughout the debugger.
-=over 4
-
-=item cmd_P
-
-Something to do with assertions
-
-=back
-
-=cut
-
-sub cmd_P {
- unless ($ini_assertion) {
- print $OUT "Assertions not supported in this Perl interpreter\n";
- } else {
- if ( $cmd =~ /^.\b\s*([+-]?)\s*(~?)\s*(\w+(\s*\|\s*\w+)*)\s*$/ ) {
- my ( $how, $neg, $flags ) = ( $1, $2, $3 );
- my $acu = parse_DollarCaretP_flags($flags);
- if ( defined $acu ) {
- $acu = ~$acu if $neg;
- if ( $how eq '+' ) { $^P |= $acu }
- elsif ( $how eq '-' ) { $^P &= ~$acu }
- else { $^P = $acu }
- }
-
- # else { print $OUT "undefined acu\n" }
- }
- my $expanded = expand_DollarCaretP_flags($^P);
- print $OUT "Internal Perl debugger flags:\n\$^P=$expanded\n";
- $expanded;
- }
-}
-
=head2 save
save() saves the user's versions of globals that would mess us up in C<@saved>,
# Load dumpvar.pl unless we've already got the sub we need from it.
unless ( defined &main::dumpValue ) {
- do 'dumpvar.pl';
+ do 'dumpvar.pl' or die $@;
}
# If the load succeeded (or we already had dumpvalue()), go ahead
$term->MinLine(2);
+ &load_hist();
+
if ( $term->Features->{setHistory} and "@hist" ne "?" ) {
$term->SetHistory(@hist);
}
$term_pid = $$;
} ## end sub setterm
+sub load_hist {
+ $histfile //= option_val("HistFile", undef);
+ return unless defined $histfile;
+ open my $fh, "<", $histfile or return;
+ local $/ = "\n";
+ @hist = ();
+ while (<$fh>) {
+ chomp;
+ push @hist, $_;
+ }
+ close $fh;
+}
+
+sub save_hist {
+ return unless defined $histfile;
+ eval { require File::Path } or return;
+ eval { require File::Basename } or return;
+ File::Path::mkpath(File::Basename::dirname($histfile));
+ open my $fh, ">", $histfile or die "Could not open '$histfile': $!";
+ $histsize //= option_val("HistSize",100);
+ my @copy = grep { $_ ne '?' } @hist;
+ my $start = scalar(@copy) > $histsize ? scalar(@copy)-$histsize : 0;
+ for ($start .. $#copy) {
+ print $fh "$copy[$_]\n";
+ }
+ close $fh or die "Could not write '$histfile': $!";
+}
+
=head1 GET_FORK_TTY EXAMPLE FUNCTIONS
When the process being debugged forks, or the process invokes a command
TTY (and probably another window) and to direct the new debugger to read and
write there.
-The debugger provides C<get_fork_TTY> functions which work for X Windows and
-OS/2. Other systems are not supported. You are encouraged to write
-C<get_fork_TTY> functions which work for I<your> platform and contribute them.
+The debugger provides C<get_fork_TTY> functions which work for X Windows,
+OS/2, and Mac OS X. Other systems are not supported. You are encouraged
+to write C<get_fork_TTY> functions which work for I<your> platform
+and contribute them.
=head3 C<xterm_get_fork_TTY>
$pidprompt = ''; # Shown anyway in titlebar
+ # We need $term defined or we can not switch to the newly created xterm
+ if ($tty ne '' && !defined $term) {
+ eval { require Term::ReadLine } or die $@;
+ if ( !$rl ) {
+ $term = new Term::ReadLine::Stub 'perldb', $IN, $OUT;
+ }
+ else {
+ $term = new Term::ReadLine 'perldb', $IN, $OUT;
+ }
+ }
# There's our new TTY.
return $tty;
} ## end sub xterm_get_fork_TTY
=cut
# This example function resets $IN, $OUT itself
-sub os2_get_fork_TTY {
- local $^F = 40; # XXXX Fixme!
+my $c_pipe = 0;
+sub os2_get_fork_TTY { # A simplification of the following (and works without):
local $\ = '';
- my ( $in1, $out1, $in2, $out2 );
-
- # Having -d in PERL5OPT would lead to a disaster...
- local $ENV{PERL5OPT} = $ENV{PERL5OPT} if $ENV{PERL5OPT};
- $ENV{PERL5OPT} =~ s/(?:^|(?<=\s))-d\b// if $ENV{PERL5OPT};
- $ENV{PERL5OPT} =~ s/(?:^|(?<=\s))-d\B/-/ if $ENV{PERL5OPT};
- print $OUT "Making kid PERL5OPT->`$ENV{PERL5OPT}'.\n" if $ENV{PERL5OPT};
- local $ENV{PERL5LIB} = $ENV{PERL5LIB} ? $ENV{PERL5LIB} : $ENV{PERLLIB};
- $ENV{PERL5LIB} = '' unless defined $ENV{PERL5LIB};
- $ENV{PERL5LIB} = join ';', @ini_INC, split /;/, $ENV{PERL5LIB};
( my $name = $0 ) =~ s,^.*[/\\],,s;
- my @args;
+ my %opt = ( title => "Daughter Perl debugger $pids $name",
+ ($rl ? (read_by_key => 1) : ()) );
+ require OS2::Process;
+ my ($in, $out, $pid) = eval { OS2::Process::io_term(related => 0, %opt) }
+ or return;
+ $pidprompt = ''; # Shown anyway in titlebar
+ reset_IN_OUT($in, $out);
+ $tty = '*reset*';
+ return ''; # Indicate that reset_IN_OUT is called
+} ## end sub os2_get_fork_TTY
- if (
- pipe $in1, $out1
- and pipe $in2, $out2
+=head3 C<macosx_get_fork_TTY>
- # system P_SESSION will fail if there is another process
- # in the same session with a "dependent" asynchronous child session.
- and @args = (
- $rl, fileno $in1, fileno $out2, "Daughter Perl debugger $pids $name"
- )
- and (
- ( $kpid = CORE::system 4, $^X, '-we',
- <<'ES', @args ) >= 0 # P_SESSION
-END {sleep 5 unless $loaded}
-BEGIN {open STDIN, '</dev/con' or warn "reopen stdin: $!"}
-use OS2::Process;
-
-my ($rl, $in) = (shift, shift); # Read from $in and pass through
-set_title pop;
-system P_NOWAIT, $^X, '-we', <<EOS or die "Cannot start a grandkid";
- open IN, '<&=$in' or die "open <&=$in: \$!";
- \$| = 1; print while sysread IN, \$_, 1<<16;
-EOS
-
-my $out = shift;
-open OUT, ">&=$out" or die "Cannot open &=$out for writing: $!";
-select OUT; $| = 1;
-require Term::ReadKey if $rl;
-Term::ReadKey::ReadMode(4) if $rl; # Nodelay on kbd. Pipe is automatically nodelay...
-print while sysread STDIN, $_, 1<<($rl ? 16 : 0);
-ES
- or warn "system P_SESSION: $!, $^E" and 0
- )
- and close $in1
- and close $out2
- )
- {
- $pidprompt = ''; # Shown anyway in titlebar
- reset_IN_OUT( $in2, $out1 );
- $tty = '*reset*';
- return ''; # Indicate that reset_IN_OUT is called
- } ## end if (pipe $in1, $out1 and...
- return;
-} ## end sub os2_get_fork_TTY
+The Mac OS X version uses AppleScript to tell Terminal.app to create
+a new window.
+
+=cut
+
+# Notes about Terminal.app's AppleScript support,
+# (aka things that might break in future OS versions).
+#
+# The "do script" command doesn't return a reference to the new window
+# it creates, but since it appears frontmost and windows are enumerated
+# front to back, we can use "first window" === "window 1".
+#
+# Since "do script" is implemented by supplying the argument (plus a
+# return character) as terminal input, there's a potential race condition
+# where the debugger could beat the shell to reading the command.
+# To prevent this, we wait for the screen to clear before proceeding.
+#
+# 10.3 and 10.4:
+# There's no direct accessor for the tty device name, so we fiddle
+# with the window title options until it says what we want.
+#
+# 10.5:
+# There _is_ a direct accessor for the tty device name, _and_ there's
+# a new possible component of the window title (the name of the settings
+# set). A separate version is needed.
+
+my @script_versions=
+
+ ([237, <<'__LEOPARD__'],
+tell application "Terminal"
+ do script "clear;exec sleep 100000"
+ tell first tab of first window
+ copy tty to thetty
+ set custom title to "forked perl debugger"
+ set title displays custom title to true
+ repeat while (length of first paragraph of (get contents)) > 0
+ delay 0.1
+ end repeat
+ end tell
+end tell
+thetty
+__LEOPARD__
+
+ [100, <<'__JAGUAR_TIGER__'],
+tell application "Terminal"
+ do script "clear;exec sleep 100000"
+ tell first window
+ set title displays shell path to false
+ set title displays window size to false
+ set title displays file name to false
+ set title displays device name to true
+ set title displays custom title to true
+ set custom title to ""
+ copy "/dev/" & name to thetty
+ set custom title to "forked perl debugger"
+ repeat while (length of first paragraph of (get contents)) > 0
+ delay 0.1
+ end repeat
+ end tell
+end tell
+thetty
+__JAGUAR_TIGER__
+
+);
+
+sub macosx_get_fork_TTY
+{
+ my($version,$script,$pipe,$tty);
+
+ return unless $version=$ENV{TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION};
+ foreach my $entry (@script_versions) {
+ if ($version>=$entry->[0]) {
+ $script=$entry->[1];
+ last;
+ }
+ }
+ return unless defined($script);
+ return unless open($pipe,'-|','/usr/bin/osascript','-e',$script);
+ $tty=readline($pipe);
+ close($pipe);
+ return unless defined($tty) && $tty =~ m(^/dev/);
+ chomp $tty;
+ return $tty;
+}
=head2 C<create_IN_OUT($flags)>
EOP
print_help(<<EOP);
- I know how to switch the output to a different window in xterms
- and OS/2 consoles only. For a manual switch, put the name of the created I<TTY>
- in B<\$DB::fork_TTY>, or define a function B<DB::get_fork_TTY()> returning this.
+ I know how to switch the output to a different window in xterms, OS/2
+ consoles, and Mac OS X Terminal.app only. For a manual switch, put the name
+ of the created I<TTY> in B<\$DB::fork_TTY>, or define a function
+ B<DB::get_fork_TTY()> returning this.
On I<UNIX>-like systems one can get the name of a I<TTY> for the given window
by typing B<tty>, and disconnect the I<shell> from I<TTY> by B<sleep 1000000>.
=cut
sub TTY {
+
if ( @_ and $term and $term->Features->{newTTY} ) {
# This terminal supports switching to a new TTY.
expand_DollarCaretP_flags($^P);
}
-sub OnlyAssertions {
- if ($term) {
- &warn("Too late to set up OnlyAssertions mode, enabled on next 'R'!\n")
- if @_;
- }
- if (@_) {
- unless ( defined $ini_assertion ) {
- if ($term) {
- &warn("Current Perl interpreter doesn't support assertions");
- }
- return 0;
- }
- if (shift) {
- unless ($ini_assertion) {
- print "Assertions will be active on next 'R'!\n";
- $ini_assertion = 1;
- }
- $^P &= ~$DollarCaretP_flags{PERLDBf_SUB};
- $^P |= $DollarCaretP_flags{PERLDBf_ASSERTION};
- }
- else {
- $^P |= $DollarCaretP_flags{PERLDBf_SUB};
- }
- }
- !( $^P & $DollarCaretP_flags{PERLDBf_SUB} ) || 0;
-}
-
=head2 C<pager>
Set up the C<$pager> variable. Adds a pipe to the front unless there's one
B<e> Display current thread id.
B<E> Display all thread ids the current one will be identified: <n>.
B<y> [I<n> [I<Vars>]] List lexicals in higher scope <n>. Vars same as B<V>.
-B<P> Something to do with assertions...
B<<> ? List Perl commands to run before each prompt.
B<<> I<expr> Define Perl command to run before each prompt.
B<o> [I<opt>] ... Set boolean option to true
B<o> [I<opt>B<?>] Query options
B<o> [I<opt>B<=>I<val>] [I<opt>=B<\">I<val>B<\">] ...
- Set options. Use quotes in spaces in value.
+ Set options. Use quotes if spaces in value.
I<recallCommand>, I<ShellBang> chars used to recall command or spawn shell;
I<pager> program for output of \"|cmd\";
I<tkRunning> run Tk while prompting (with ReadLine);
B<O> [I<opt>] ... Set boolean option to true
B<O> [I<opt>B<?>] Query options
B<O> [I<opt>B<=>I<val>] [I<opt>=B<\">I<val>B<\">] ...
- Set options. Use quotes in spaces in value.
+ Set options. Use quotes if spaces in value.
I<recallCommand>, I<ShellBang> chars used to recall command or spawn shell;
I<pager> program for output of \"|cmd\";
I<tkRunning> run Tk while prompting (with ReadLine);
PERLDBf_GOTO => 0x80, # Report goto: call DB::goto
PERLDBf_NAMEEVAL => 0x100, # Informative names for evals
PERLDBf_NAMEANON => 0x200, # Informative names for anon subs
- PERLDBf_ASSERTION => 0x400, # Debug assertion subs enter/exit
- PERLDB_ALL => 0x33f, # No _NONAME, _GOTO, _ASSERTION
+ PERLDB_ALL => 0x33f, # No _NONAME, _GOTO
);
%DollarCaretP_flags_r = reverse %DollarCaretP_flags;
# If warn was on before, turn it on again.
push @flags, '-w' if $ini_warn;
- if ( $ini_assertion and @{^ASSERTING} ) {
- push @flags,
- ( map { /\:\^\(\?\:(.*)\)\$\)/ ? "-A$1" : "-A$_" }
- @{^ASSERTING} );
- }
# Rebuild the -I flags that were on the initial
# command line.
$fall_off_end = 1 unless $inhibit_exit;
# Do not stop in at_exit() and destructors on exit:
- $DB::single = !$fall_off_end && !$runnonstop;
- DB::fake::at_exit() unless $fall_off_end or $runnonstop;
+ if ($fall_off_end or $runnonstop) {
+ &save_hist();
+ } else {
+ $DB::single = 1;
+ DB::fake::at_exit();
+ }
} ## end END
=head1 PRE-5.8 COMMANDS