Monday, November 10, 2008

Debugging Linux Programs

gdb debugger commands

See the gdb(1) man page for more information on the gdb program. Below are listed some commands:

  • file - Loads the exe file.
  • kill - Terminates the program being debugged.
  • list - List sections of the source code.
  • next - Advances one line of source code in the current function and steps into other functions.
  • run - Executes the program that is being debugged.
  • quit - Ends gdb.
  • watch - Enables you to tell the value of a variable when it changes.
  • break - Set a break point.
  • make - Remake the exe program without quitting gdb.
  • shell - Run a UNIX shell command without leaving gdb.

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