PowerDbg v6.0 - Powering WinDbg with PowerShell - Greg's Cool [Insert Clever Name] of the Day

Monday, February 28, 2011

PowerDbg v6.0 - Powering WinDbg with PowerShell

Debugging Toolbox - [PowerShell Script] PowerDbg v6.0 – Using PowerShell to Control WinDbg

"Last October the latest version of the PowerDbg tool was released, version 6.0. This release has major changes. For example, it is now easier to write scripts or otherwise just hack around the debugger, and includes the PowerDbgConsole, a bootstrapper designed to make setting up an interactive PowerDbg debugging session a one-liner. In addition, this new version is faster, easier to use, and has full 64 bit support.

For those new to PowerDbg, with this tool you can easily create PowerShell scripts to automate a WinDbg/CDB debugging session. You can use PowerDbg for Kernel Mode or User Mode, Post-Mortem Debugging or Live Debugging, either for native or managed code.

PowerShell has several advantages over the WinDbg Scripting Language, like:

Increased ease in creating scripts

Leverage in the .NET Framework

Debugging and tracing features

Code reuse through functions and cmdlets

Easier maintenance

Increased ease in building large scripts

Ease in formatting and displaying important information

PowerDbg is hosted in the CodePlex website and there you can find all the information you need about the new PowerDbg, so I’m just reusing the information from CodePlex here.

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