Debugging with GDB

This file describes GDB, the GNU symbolic debugger.

This is the Tenth Edition, for GDB Version 7.4.1 for GNAT GPL 2012 (20120509) .

Copyright (C) 1988-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

This edition of the GDB manual is dedicated to the memory of Fred Fish. Fred was a long-standing contributor to GDB and to Free software in general. We will miss him.

Summary of GDB
1. A Sample GDB Session		A sample GDB session

2. Getting In and Out of GDB		Getting in and out of GDB
3. GDB Commands		GDB commands
4. Running Programs Under GDB		Running programs under GDB
5. Stopping and Continuing		Stopping and continuing
6. Running programs backward
7. Recording Inferior's Execution and Replaying It		Recording inferior's execution and replaying it
8. Examining the Stack		Examining the stack
9. Examining Source Files		Examining source files
10. Examining Data		Examining data
11. Debugging Optimized Code		Debugging optimized code
12. C Preprocessor Macros		Preprocessor Macros
13. Tracepoints		Debugging remote targets non-intrusively
14. Debugging Programs That Use Overlays		Debugging programs that use overlays

15. Using GDB with Different Languages

Using GDB with different languages

16. Examining the Symbol Table		Examining the symbol table
17. Altering Execution		Altering execution
18. GDB Files		GDB files
19. Specifying a Debugging Target		Specifying a debugging target
20. Debugging Remote Programs		Debugging remote programs
21. Configuration-Specific Information		Configuration-specific information
22. Controlling GDB
23. Extending GDB
24. Command Interpreters
25. GDB Text User Interface
26. Using GDB under GNU Emacs
27. The GDB/MI Interface		GDB's Machine Interface.
28. GDB Annotations		GDB's annotation interface.
29. JIT Compilation Interface		Using the JIT debugging interface.

30. Reporting Bugs in GDB

Reporting bugs in GDB

31. Command Line Editing
32. Using History Interactively
A. In Memoriam
B. Formatting Documentation		How to format and print GDB documentation
C. Installing GDB
D. Maintenance Commands
E. GDB Remote Serial Protocol
F. The GDB Agent Expression Mechanism
G. Target Descriptions		How targets can describe themselves to

                                GDB

H. Operating System Information		Getting additional information from the operating system
I. Trace File Format		GDB trace file format
J. .gdb_index section format		.gdb_index section format
K. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE		GNU General Public License says how you can copy and share GDB
L. GNU Free Documentation License		The license for this documentation
Index