tldr/pages/common/gdb.md

gdb

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

• Debug an executable:

gdb {{executable}}

• Attach a process to gdb:

gdb -p {{procID}}

• Debug with a core file:

gdb -c {{core}} {{executable}}

• Execute given GDB commands upon start:

gdb -ex "{{commands}}" {{executable}}

• Start gdb and pass arguments to the executable:

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