gdb Command Examples

The GNU Debugger. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb.

• Debug an executable:

gdb {{executable}}

• Attach a process to gdb:

gdb {{[-p|--pid]}} {{procID}}

• Debug with a core file:

gdb {{[-c|--core]}} {{core}} {{executable}}

• Execute given GDB commands upon start:

gdb {{[-ex|--eval-command]}} "{{commands}}" {{executable}}

• Start gdb and pass arguments to the executable:

gdb --args {{executable}} {{argument1}} {{argument2}}

• Skip debuginfod and pagination prompts and then print the backtrace:

gdb {{[-c|--core]}} {{core}} {{executable}} -iex 'set debuginfod enabled on' -iex 'set pagination off' -ex bt