Removing Watch Conditions
Watches can be removed in the following ways:
- The CLEAR command used with the WATCH keyword selectively ends one or
all watches. For example, to clear the watch identified by
watch-number
, type:CLEAR WATCH watch-number
The watch number can be obtained from the Work With Watches display.
To clear all watches for your session, type:
on a debug command line.CLEAR WATCH ALL
Note: While the CLEAR PGM command removes all breakpoints in the program that contains the module being displayed, it has no effect on watches. You must explicitly use the WATCH keyword with the CLEAR command to remove watch conditions. - The CL End Debug (ENDDBG) command removes watches set in the local job
or in a service job.
Note: ENDDBG will be called automatically in abnormal situations to ensure that all affected watches are removed.
- The initial program load (IPL) of your IBM® i removes all watch conditions system-wide.