Portable | Vxworks Command Cheat Sheet

: Displays memory contents starting at a specific address.

: Displays the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) table. ⚙️ Symbol Table and Objects Locate functions and variables within the loaded image.

Task management is the most common operation set in VxWorks. These commands give you visibility into running processes and real-time behavior.

: Lists the contents of the current or specified directory. pwd : Prints the current working directory path. cd "path" : Changes the current directory. reboot : Reboots the processor. vxworks command cheat sheet

: Performs a programmatic soft reset of the processor target, triggering standard bootline reload sequences. Quick Reference Command Matrix Command Category Quick Description Tasking i Summarize active task states and IDs Tasking tt taskID Display a stack backtrace for a specific task Memory d address Hex dump memory contents Memory memShow Display system RAM utilization summaries Performance spy Initialize target CPU utilization tracking Network ifShow Print interface hardware configurations and IPs I/O System iosDevShow Linking lkup "name" Search system registers for a specific text string symbol

: Memory addresses, task IDs, and semaphore IDs are universally represented in hexadecimal format ( 0x3f4a12 ).

Which you are targeting (e.g., VxWorks 6.x or VxWorks 7) : Displays memory contents starting at a specific address

Here are some advanced VxWorks commands for power users:

: Shows all tasks, their names, IDs, priorities, current status (PEND, READY, DELAY), and program counters.

: Display memory contents starting at a specific hexadecimal address. Task management is the most common operation set in VxWorks

: Displays memory contents starting at a specific hex address. m (address)

VxWorks offers semaphores, message queues, and other IPC primitives.

: Tests connectivity to a remote host.

Here’s a covering the most commonly used shell and kernel commands (for VxWorks 6.x/7.x).

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