chisel

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# Chisel\n`Chisel` is a collection of `LLDB` commands to assist in the debugging of iOS apps.\n\n[[Installation](#installation) \u0026bull; [Commands](#commands) \u0026bull; [Custom Commands](#custom-commands) \u0026bull; [Development Workflow](#development-workflow) [Contributing](#contributing) \u0026bull; [License](#license)]\n\nFor a comprehensive overview of LLDB, and how Chisel complements it, read Ari Grant\u0027s [Dancing in the Debugger \u2014 A Waltz with LLDB](http://www.objc.io/issue-19/lldb-debugging.html) in issue 19 of [objc.io](http://www.objc.io/).\n\n## Installation\n\n```shell\nbrew update\nbrew install chisel\n```\n\nif `.lldbinit` file doesn\u0027t exist you can create it \u0026 open it by tapping on the terminal\n\n ```shell\n touch .lldbinit\n open .lldbinit\n```\n\nThen add the following line to your `~/.lldbinit` file.\n\n```Python\n# ~/.lldbinit\n...\ncommand script import /usr/local/opt/chisel/libexec/fbchisellldb.py\n```\n\n* Note that if you are installing on an M1 Mac, the path above should be `/opt/homebrew/opt/chisel/libexec/fbchisellldb.py` instead.\n\nAlternatively, download chisel and add the following line to your _~/.lldbinit_ file.\n\n```Python\n# ~/.lldbinit\n...\ncommand script import /path/to/fbchisellldb.py\n\n```\n\nThe commands will be available the next time `Xcode` starts.\n\n## Commands\nThere are many commands; here\u0027s a few:\n*(Compatibility with iOS/Mac indicated at right)*\n\n|Command          |Description     |iOS    |OS X   |\n|-----------------|----------------|-------|-------|\n|pviews           |Print the recursive view description for the key window.|Yes|Yes|\n|pvc              |Print the recursive view controller description for the key window.|Yes|No|\n|visualize        |Open a `UIImage`, `CGImageRef`, `UIView`, `CALayer`, `NSData` (of an image), `UIColor`, `CIColor`, `CIImage`, `CGColorRef` or `CVPixelBuffer` in Preview.app on your Mac.|Yes|No|\n|fv               |Find a view in the hierarchy whose class name matches the provided regex.|Yes|No|\n|fvc              |Find a view controller in the hier",
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