VxWorks is a highly reliable, deterministic real-time operating system (RTOS) used in critical systems like aerospace, defense, medical devices, and industrial automation. Navigating its C-shell (cmd) or Tornado/Workbench target shell requires familiarity with specific system commands.
| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | msgQShow | Show message queues | | msgQSend <qId> <msg> <size> <timeout> | Send a message | | msgQReceive <qId> <buffer> <maxSize> <timeout> | Receive a message | vxworks command cheat sheet
: Lists all loaded object modules and their base addresses. Filesystem and Navigation Filesystem and Navigation Whether you are using the
Whether you are using the or the modern cmd shell including total allocated bytes
: Lists all registered I/O drivers and device endpoints present on the system (e.g., /null , /tyCo/0 , /flash ).
: Displays general memory pool statistics, including total allocated bytes, free blocks, and largest contiguous free blocks.
General commands for system status and direct memory manipulation.