Debug
During a debug session, the debugger interferes with your program execution and provides you with the information on what’s happening under the hood. Watch this video to learn the fundamentals of debugging in CLion:
General debugging procedure
Configure the debugger settings.
For a CMake project, select the desired CMake profile.
If necessary, create or modify an existing run/debug configuration.
Place breakpoints in your code.
Click the Debug <configuration_name> button
or use other options to start a debug session.
After you've started a debug session, the 
icon that marks the Debug tool window toggles to 
to indicate that the debug process is active.
Useful debugger shortcuts
| Action | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Toggle breakpoint | Ctrl+F8 |
| Resume program | F9 |
| Step over | F8 |
| Step into | F7 |
| Stop | Ctrl+F2 |
| View breakpoint details/all breakpoints | Ctrl+Shift+F8 |
| Debug code at caret | Shift+F9 (within the main method), or Alt+Shift+F9 |
Last modified: 31 March 2021