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doc: improve debugger doc prose
PR-URL: #7007 Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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Node.js's debugger client does not yet support the full range of commands, but
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simple step and inspection are possible.
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Node.js's debugger client is not a full-featured debugger, but simple step and
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inspection are possible.
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Inserting the statement `debugger;` into the source code of a script will
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enable a breakpoint at that position in the code.
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For example, suppose `myscript.js` is written as:
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enable a breakpoint at that position in the code:
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```js
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// myscript.js
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The `repl` command allows code to be evaluated remotely. The `next` command
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steps over to the next line. Type `help` to see what other commands are
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available.
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steps to the next line. Type `help` to see what other commands are available.
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## Watchers
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`watchers` will print the active watchers. To remove a watcher, type
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## Commands reference
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## Command reference
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### Stepping
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### Info
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### Information
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* `backtrace`, `bt` - Print backtrace of current execution frame
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* `list(5)` - List scripts source code with 5 line context (5 lines before and
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Node.js with the `--debug` command-line flag or by signaling an existing
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Once a process has been set in debug mode this way, it can be connected to
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Once a process has been set in debug mode this way, it can be inspected
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using the Node.js debugger by either connecting to the `pid` of the running
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process or via URI reference to the listening debugger:
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