bashdb is a script debugger for BASH that follows the GNU Project Debugger (GDB) command syntax. bashdb can run your script, stop it on specified conditions, help you examine what has happened when it has stopped, and allow you to modify parts of your script so that you can experiment with your code and fix problems once they are identified.
bashdb is a script debugger for BASH that follows the GNU Project Debugger (GDB) command syntax. bashdb can run your script, stop it on specified conditions, help you examine what has happened when it has stopped, and allow you to modify parts of your script so that you can experiment with your code and fix problems once they are identified.
To install bashdb, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install bashdb
To see what files were installed by bashdb, run:
port contents bashdb
To later upgrade bashdb, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade bashdb
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