- Qt Creator Documentation
- Manage breakpoints
- Qt Creator 17.0.0-rc1

How To

# Manage breakpoints

## Move breakpoints

To move a breakpoint:

- Drag a breakpoint marker to another line in the text editor.
- In the Breakpoint Preset view or the Breakpoints view, select Edit Selected Breakpoints, and set the line number in Line number.

## Delete breakpoints

To delete breakpoints:

- Select the breakpoint marker in the text editor.
- In the Breakpoint Preset view or the Breakpoints view:
  - Select the breakpoint and select Delete.
  - Select Delete Selected Breakpoints, Delete Selected Breakpoints, or Delete Breakpoints of File in the context menu.

## Turn breakpoints on and off

To temporarily turn off a breakpoint without deleting it and losing associated data like conditions and commands:

- Right-click the breakpoint marker in the text editor and select Disable Breakpoint.
- Select a line that has a breakpoint and select Ctrl+F9 (Ctrl+F8 on macOS).
- In the Breakpoint Preset view or the Breakpoints view:
  - Select the breakpoint and select Space.
  - Select Disable Breakpoint in the context menu.

A hollow breakpoint icon in the text editor and the views indicates a disabled breakpoint. To re-enable a breakpoint, use any of the above methods.

Other than data breakpoints retain their enabled or disabled state when the debugged application is restarted.

See also How To: Debug, Debugging, Debuggers, and Debugger.

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