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doc: improve debugger doc prose

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7007
Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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Rich Trott 9 years ago
committed by Myles Borins
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doc/api/debugger.md

@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ break in /home/indutny/Code/git/indutny/myscript.js:1
debug>
```
Node.js's debugger client does not yet support the full range of commands, but
simple step and inspection are possible.
Node.js's debugger client is not a full-featured debugger, but simple step and
inspection are possible.
Inserting the statement `debugger;` into the source code of a script will
enable a breakpoint at that position in the code.
For example, suppose `myscript.js` is written as:
enable a breakpoint at that position in the code:
```js
// myscript.js
@ -81,8 +79,7 @@ debug> quit
```
The `repl` command allows code to be evaluated remotely. The `next` command
steps over to the next line. Type `help` to see what other commands are
available.
steps to the next line. Type `help` to see what other commands are available.
## Watchers
@ -95,7 +92,7 @@ To begin watching an expression, type `watch('my_expression')`. The command
`watchers` will print the active watchers. To remove a watcher, type
`unwatch('my_expression')`.
## Commands reference
## Command reference
### Stepping
@ -142,7 +139,7 @@ break in test/fixtures/break-in-module/mod.js:23
debug>
```
### Info
### Information
* `backtrace`, `bt` - Print backtrace of current execution frame
* `list(5)` - List scripts source code with 5 line context (5 lines before and
@ -171,7 +168,7 @@ An alternative way of enabling and accessing the debugger is to start
Node.js with the `--debug` command-line flag or by signaling an existing
Node.js process with `SIGUSR1`.
Once a process has been set in debug mode this way, it can be connected to
Once a process has been set in debug mode this way, it can be inspected
using the Node.js debugger by either connecting to the `pid` of the running
process or via URI reference to the listening debugger:

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