mgba/doc/mgba.6

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.Dd July 29, 2015
.Dt MGBA 6
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm mgba
.Nd Game Boy Advance emulator
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm mgba
.Op Fl 123456dfg
.Op Fl b Ar biosfile
.Op Fl c Ar cheatfile
.Op Fl p Ar patchfile
.Op Fl s Ar n
.Op Fl v Ar moviefile
.Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a Game Boy Advance emulator.
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl 1
Scale the window 1\(mu.
.It Fl 2
Scale the window 2\(mu.
.It Fl 3
Scale the window 3\(mu.
.It Fl 4
Scale the window 4\(mu.
.It Fl 5
Scale the window 5\(mu.
.It Fl 6
Scale the window 6\(mu.
.It Fl b Ar biosfile , Fl -bios Ar biosfile
Specify a BIOS file to use during boot.
If this flag is omitted,
.Nm
will use a high\(hylevel emulated BIOS.
.It Fl c Ar cheatfile , Fl -cheats Ar cheatfile
Apply cheat codes from
.Ar cheatfile .
.It Fl d
Start emulating via the command\(hyline debugger.
.It Fl f
Start the emulator full\(hyscreen.
.It Fl g
Start a
.Xr gdb 1
session.
By default the session starts on port 2345.
.It Fl p Ar patchfile , Fl -patch Ar patchfile
Specify a patch file in IPS or UPS format.
.It Fl s Ar n , Fl -frameskip Ar n
Skip every
.Ar n
frames.
.It Fl v Ar moviefile , Fl -movie Ar moviefile
Play back a movie of recording input from
.Ar moviefile .
.El
.Sh CONTROLS
The default controls are as follows:
.Bl -hang -width "Frame advance" -compact
.It A
.Cm x
.It B
.Cm z
.It L
.Cm a
.It R
.Cm s
.It Start
.Aq Cm Enter
.It Select
.Aq Cm Backspace
.It Load state
.Cm F1 Ns \(en Ns Cm F9
.It Save state
.Ao Cm Shift Ac Ns \(hy Ns Cm F1 Ns \(en Ns Cm F9
.It Frame advance
.Ao Cm Ctrl Ac Ns \(hy Ns Cm n
.El
.Sh DEBUGGER
When
.Nm
is run with the
.Fl d
option, the command\(hyline debugger is enabled.
It supports the following commands:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -compact -width 1
.It Cm b Ns Oo Cm reak Oc Ar address
.It Cm b Ns Oo Cm reak Oc Ns Cm /a Ar address
.It Cm b Ns Oo Cm reak Oc Ns Cm /t Ar address
Set a breakpoint at
.Ar address .
.It Cm c Ns Op Cm ontinue
Continue execution.
.It Cm d Ns Oo elete Oc Ar address
Delete a breakpoint at
.Ar address .
.It Cm dis Ns Oo Cm asm Oc Ar address Op Ar count
.It Cm dis Ns Oo Cm asm Oc Ns Cm /a Ar address Op Ar count
.It Cm dis Ns Oo Cm asm Oc Ns Cm /t Ar address Op Ar count
.It Cm dis Ns Oo Cm assemble Oc Ar address Op Ar count
.It Cm dis Ns Oo Cm assemble Oc Ns Cm /a Ar address Op Ar count
.It Cm dis Ns Oo Cm assemble Oc Ns Cm /t Ar address Op Ar count
Disassemble
.Ar count
instructions starting at address
.Ar address .
If
.Ar count
is not specified, only disassemble the instruction at
.Ar address .
.It Cm h Ns Op Cm elp
Print help.
.It Cm i Ns Op Cm nfo
.It Cm status
Print the current contents of general\(hypurpose registers.
.It Cm n Ns Op Cm ext
Execute the next instruction.
.It Cm p Ns Oo Cm rint Oc Ar value ...
.It Cm p Ns Oo Cm rint Oc Ns Cm /t Ar value ...
.It Cm p Ns Oo Cm rint Oc Ns Cm /x Ar value ...
Print
.Ar value .
.It Cm q Ns Op Cm uit
Quit the emulator.
.It Cm reset
Reset the emulation.
.It Cm r/1 Ar address
.It Cm r/2 Ar address
.It Cm r/4 Ar address
Read a byte, halfword, or word from
.Ar address .
.It Cm w Ns Oo Cm atch Oc Ar address
Set a watchpoint at
.Ar address .
.It Cm w/1 Ar address
.It Cm w/2 Ar address
.It Cm w/4 Ar address
Write a byte, halfword, or word to
.Ar address .
.It Cm w/r Ar register
Write a word to
.Ar register .
.It Cm x/1 Ar address
.It Cm x/2 Ar address
.It Cm x/4 Ar address
Examine bytes, halfwords, or words from
.Ar address .
.It Cm \&!\ \&
Break into the attached debugger.
.El
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Jeffrey Pfau Aq Mt jeffrey@endrift.com
.Sh HOMEPAGE
.Bl -bullet
.It
.Lk https://mgba.io/ "mGBA homepage"
.It
.Lk https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba "Development repository"
.It
.Lk https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/issues "Bug tracker"
.It
.Lk https://forums.mgba.io/ "Message board"
.El