petsc-3.4.2 2013-07-02

# PetscSetDebugTerminal

Sets the terminal to use (instead of xterm) for debugging.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscsys.h"
    PetscErrorCode  PetscSetDebugTerminal(const char terminal[])

Not Collective

### Input Parameters

| terminal | - name of terminal and any flags required to execute a program. For example "xterm -e", "urxvt -e".

### Options Database Keys

-debug_terminal terminal - use this terminal instead of xterm

### Notes

You can start the debugger for all processes in the same GNU screen session.

mpirun -n 4 ./myapp -start_in_debugger -debug_terminal "screen -X -S debug screen"

will open 4 windows in the session named "debug".

### Fortran Note

This routine is not supported in Fortran.

### See Also

PetscSetDebugger()

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Location: src/sys/error/adebug.c
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