scanmem
scanmem is a simple interactive debugging utility for Linux that can be used to locate the address of a variable in an executing program. scanmem can then be used to modify the variable once, or continually over a period of time. It is similar to the "pokefinders" used to cheat at video games.
| Tags | Diagnostics Software Development Debuggers Security Utilities |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases
- 04 Jun 2007 23:33
Changes: Performance improvements and reduced scan time, including miscellaneous improvements to various commands. A dejagnu test suite was started and the build process was autotooled. One serious bug where misaligned variables could potentially be missed by scanmem was fixed along with multiple minor bugs.
- 08 Apr 2007 17:33
Changes: Multiple new commands, including a much more powerful syntax for the set command. Support for tab-completing commands. Improved online documentation, including detailed command-specific help for all commands. Preliminary support for a float type has been added. There are many bugfixes.
- 03 Mar 2007 14:57
Changes: Improvements were made to scan performance. Support for multiple integer widths was added. A new command was added to indicate no change to target. A snapshot command was added to match everything. The program can now attach to a new process without quitting.
- 22 Jan 2007 17:35
Changes: Minor bugfixes and interface tweaks.
- 15 Nov 2006 16:49
Changes: Many new commands and features, including the ability to eliminate variables based on an increase or decrease, and the ability to prune matches interactively, to list and eliminate memory regions, and to specify the width of the target variable in bits. This release greatly improves the interactive mode. It improves the manual and adds examples.
