This cheat sheet covers essential commands for managing tasks, memory, and system information within the VxWorks shell environment (WindSh). Task Management i: Displays a summary of all active tasks in the system.

Understanding the taskSpawn parameters:

• Name: String ("myTask")
• Priority: 0 (highest) to 255 (lowest). Default is 100.
• Options: VX_FP_TASK (floating point), VX_SUPERVISOR_MODE , etc. 0 for none.
• Stack Size: Bytes (e.g., 20000 for 20KB).
• Entry Point: Function name.
• Args: Up to 10 integers or pointers.

Pro Tip: Commands that return 0 mean "OK" (success). Non-zero returns usually indicate an error code.

Note: This is not an exhaustive list, and some commands may have additional options or arguments. Refer to the VxWorks documentation for more information.

3. Debugging

• gdb: Start GDB debugger
• printf: Print formatted output (e.g., printf "Hello, world!\n")

These commands allow you to control and monitor individual processes (tasks) in the system.