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About This Book<br />

This book describes how to use the <strong>TotalView</strong>® debugger, a source-<br />

and machine-level debugger for multi-process, multi-threaded programs.<br />

The information in this book assumes that you are familiar<br />

with programming languages, a UNIX or Linux operating system, and<br />

the processor architecture of the system on which you are running<br />

<strong>TotalView</strong> and your program.<br />

This user guide combines information for all <strong>TotalView</strong> debuggers,<br />

whether they run within a Graphic User Interface (GUI) or in an<br />

xterm-like window where you must type commands. That version of<br />

<strong>TotalView</strong> is called the Command Line Interface (CLI). This book<br />

emphasizes the GUI interface, as it is easier to use. After you see<br />

what you can do using the GUI, you will know what you can do using<br />

the CLI.<br />

<strong>TotalView</strong> doesn’t change much from platform to platform. Differences<br />

between platforms are mentioned.<br />

<strong>TotalView</strong> Family Differences<br />

This manual describes <strong>TotalView</strong> Enterprise, <strong>TotalView</strong> Team, and <strong>TotalView</strong><br />

Individual. Each of these allows you to use the CLI debugger as well. In all<br />

cases, <strong>TotalView</strong> Enterprise and <strong>TotalView</strong> Team have the same features.<br />

They differ in they way they are licensed. However, <strong>TotalView</strong> Individual is<br />

slightly different.<br />

The most fundamental differences between <strong>TotalView</strong> Team and <strong>TotalView</strong> Enterprise are<br />

the way resources are shared and used. When you purchase <strong>TotalView</strong> Team, you are<br />

purchasing “tokens.” These tokens represent debugging capabilities. For example, if you<br />

<strong>TotalView</strong> <strong>Users</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>: version 8.7 xxiii

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