Purpose of this documentation is to provide a comprehensive guide on how to debug Golang applications using the Delve debugger (dlv). This guide covers installation, setting up a remote debugger, and local debugging.
Installation
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| go install github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv@latest
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Remote debugger
- Start server
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| dlv debug main.go --listen=":2345" --headless=true --api-version=2
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- Connect Server
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| dlv connect 127.0.0.1:2345
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Local debugger
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| dlv debug github.com/me/foo/cmd/foo
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Or
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| dlv debug main.go -- <command-line-args-if-exists>
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List Break points
Add Break point
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| break package_name/file_name.go:line_number
# Or
break package_name.FunctionName
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Add Break point from file
- Create breakpoint file
.breakpoints.txt
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| # Comment will be like this
break main.go:15
break main.go:17
break service/init.go:30
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- Load break points
-
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| source .breakpoints.txt
continue
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Remove Break point
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| clear 1
# 1 is a breakpoint number
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