Thread Window Help

## The Thread Window

The Thread Window displays a list of threads and/or processes. The exact contents are OS-specific.

- Thread Display
- Changing the Current Thread
- Setting Breakpoints on Thread(s)

## Thread Display

The Thread Display consists of a listbox which displays information on threads and/or processes that are part of the executable being debugged. The first column is the GDB thread number, which is used internally by GDB to track the thread. The rest of the columns are OS-dependent. The output is identical to the output of the console command "info threads".

## Changing the Current Thread

The source window can only display the current location and source for one thread at a time. That thread is called the "current thread". To change the current thread, simply click the left mouse button on the desired line and the debugger will switch contexts, updating all windows. The current thread will be highlighted.

## Setting Breakpoints on Thread(s)

Normally if you set a breakpoint on a line or function, every thread that hits that location will stop execution and return to the debugger. To set a breakpoint or a specific thread or threads, you need to use the source window. See Set Breakpoint on Threads