Gnu Debugger

Running

gdb --args programname arg1 arg2 arg3

Commands

https://users.ece.utexas.edu/~adnan/gdb-refcard.pdf continue(c): continue from break break(b): set breakpoint at current line break N: set breakpoint at line N break *(main+offset): Break at memory location break fn: set breakpoint at function(requires Debugging Symbol Tables) delete N: delete breakpoint Ns info

  • registers: gets info of registers
  • break: gets all breakpoints
  • frame: info about current frame run(r) arg1 arg2: run til next breakpoint or error f: run til current function is finished step(s): run next line of program(step) step N: run next N lines stepi: step foillowing machine instructions finish: get out of current function jump: jump to specific line number or address p var: print variable value. may need GDB Typecasting p addr: print value at address bt: print stack trace up: go up stack frame down: go down stack frame watch condition: set a watch point like watch x=3. to check for changes in variable x quit: exit GDB lay next: show beautiful layout lay src: show source code list: show current line executed in source code ref: refresh view set : set a register like set $eax=0

Debugging Symbols

Other