{"record":{"id":"c61a78de8daca4e6","repo":"NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra","slug":"usage-ghidra-trace-remove-hooks","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Usage: ghidra trace remove-hooks","messagePattern":"Usage: ghidra trace remove-hooks","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"RuntimeError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-lldb/src/main/py/src/ghidralldb/commands.py","lineNumber":2003,"sourceCode":"    hooks.install_hooks()\n\n\n@convert_errors\ndef ghidra_trace_remove_hooks(debugger: lldb.SBDebugger, command: str,\n                              result: lldb.SBCommandReturnObject,\n                              internal_dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:\n    \"\"\"Remove hooks to trace in Ghidra.\n\n    Usage: ghidra trace remove-hooks\n\n    Using this directly is not recommended, unless it seems the hooks are\n    preventing lldb or other extensions from operating. Removing hooks will break\n    trace synchronization until they are replaced.\n    \"\"\"\n\n    args = shlex.split(command)\n    if len(args) != 0:\n        raise RuntimeError(\"Usage: ghidra trace remove-hooks\")\n\n    hooks.remove_hooks()\n\n\n@convert_errors\ndef ghidra_trace_sync_enable(debugger: lldb.SBDebugger, command: str,\n                             result: lldb.SBCommandReturnObject,\n                             internal_dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:\n    \"\"\"Synchronize the current process with the Ghidra trace.\n\n    Usage: ghidra trace sync-enable\n\n    This will automatically install hooks if necessary. The goal is to record\n    the current frame, thread, and process into the trace immediately, and then\n    to append the trace upon stopping and/or selecting new frames. This action\n    is effective only for the current process. This command must be executed\n    for each individual process you'd like to synchronize.\n","sourceCodeStart":1985,"sourceCodeEnd":2021,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/d5f144c24d6bc53c9cbf4448c6d11143e7696206/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-lldb/src/main/py/src/ghidralldb/commands.py#L1985-L2021","documentation":"Raised by ghidra_trace_remove_hooks when any argument is supplied. remove_hooks tears down the trace-synchronization hooks and takes no parameters (commands.py:2003). Direct use is discouraged: it breaks trace sync until hooks are reinstalled.","triggerScenarios":"Appending `all` or a scope token like `ghidra trace remove-hooks all`, or trailing text.","commonSituations":"Users pass 'all' expecting a targeted teardown. Removal is global; while hooks are off, stops/selections won't update the trace.","solutions":["Run bare: `ghidra trace remove-hooks`.","Prefer `ghidra trace sync-disable` to stop syncing without ripping out hooks, then reinstall via sync-enable when ready."],"exampleFix":"// before\nghidra trace remove-hooks all\n// after\nghidra trace remove-hooks","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"assert len(command.split()) == 0, \"remove-hooks takes no arguments\"","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["remove-hooks is global; no scope arg.","Prefer sync-disable to pause sync without tearing down hooks."],"tags":["lldb","ghidra","cli-usage","debugger-agent","hooks"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"d5f144c24d6bc53c9cbf4448c6d11143e7696206","analyzedAt":"2026-08-14T01:00:57.564Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-14T05:17:29.042Z"}