Commonly used gdb commands -------------------------- gdb also understands abreviations of commands, so you can just type up to the unique part of a command name ("cont" for "continue", or "p" for "print") help # List classes of all gdb commands help <topic> # Shows help available for topic or command where (or bt) # Shows stack: sequence of function calls executed so far # (good for pinpointing location of a program crash) frame # Shows all stack frames frame <frame-num> # Sets current stack frame to <frame-num> # (useful for checking parameter and argument values) run # Starts program execution from the beginning break <line> # Sets breakpoint at line number <line> break <func-name> # Sets breakpoint at beginning of named function continue # Continues execution from breakpoint condition <bp-num> <exp> # Set breakpoint <bp-num> to # break only when <exp> is true info break # Shows current breakpoints disable [breakpoints] # [bnums ...] Disable one or more breakpoints enable [breakpoints] # [bnums ...] Enable one or more breakpoints clear <line> # Clears breakpoint at line number <line> delete <bp-num> # Deletes breakpoint number <bp-num> delete # Deletes all breakpoints step (or s) # Executes next line of program (steping into functions) step <count> # Executes next <count> lines of program next (or n) # Like step, but treats a function call as a single instr until <line> # Executes program until line number <line> print <exp> (or inspect <exp> # Displays the value of expression <exp> display <exp> # Automatic display of <exp> each time a breakpt hit whatis <exp> # Shows data type of expression <exp> info locals # Shows local variables in current stack frame set variable <variable> = <exp> # Sets variable <variable> to expression <exp> list # Lists next few lines of program list <line> # Lists lines around line number <line> of program list <start> <end> # Lists line numbers <start> through <end> list <func-name> # Lists lines at beginning of function <func-name> help status # lists a bunch of info X commands, including: info frame # list information about the current stack frame info locals # list local variable values of current stack frame info args # list argument values of current stack frame info registers # list register values quit # quits gdb