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authorJohannes Stoelp <johannes.stoelp@gmail.com>2023-07-24 22:49:47 +0200
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gdb: add catchpoint, threading, multi-process, tui
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@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
-x <file> execute script <file> before prompt
-ex <cmd> execute command <cmd> before prompt
--tty <tty> set I/O tty for debugee
+ --batch run in batch mode, exit after processing options (eg used
+ for scripting)
```
# Interactive usage
@@ -83,13 +85,40 @@
Create a watchpoint for <expr>, will break if <expr> is written to.
Watchpoints respect scope of variables, -l can be used to watch the
memory location instead.
+
rwatch ...
Sets a read watchpoint, will break if <expr> is read from.
+
awatch ...
Sets an access watchpoint, will break if <expr> is written to or read
from.
```
+## Catchpoints
+```markdown
+ catch load [<regex>]
+ Stop when shared libraries are loaded, optionally specify a <regex>
+ to stop only on matches.
+ catch unload [<regex>]
+ Stop when shared libraries are unloaded, optionally specify a <regex>
+ to stop only on matches.
+
+ catch throw
+ Stop when an exception is thrown.
+ catch rethrow
+ Stop when an exception is rethrown.
+ catch catch
+ Stop when an exception is caught.
+
+ catch fork
+ Stop at calls to fork (also stops at clones, as some systems
+ implement fork via clone).
+
+ catch syscall [<syscall> <syscall> ..]
+ Stop at syscall. If no argument is given, stop at all syscalls.
+ Optionally give a list of syscalls to stop at.
+```
+
## Inspection
```markdown
info functions [<regex>]
@@ -99,6 +128,9 @@
info variables [<regex>]
List variables matching <regex>. List all variables if no <regex>
provided.
+
+ info register [<reg> <reg> ..]
+ Dump content of all registers or only the specified <reg>ister.
```
## Signal handling
@@ -118,6 +150,37 @@
Create a catchpoint for <signal>.
```
+## Multi-threading
+```markdown
+info thread
+ List all threads.
+
+thread apply <id> [<id>] <command>
+ Run command on all threads listed by <id> (space separated list).
+ When 'all' is specified as <id> the <command> is run on all threads.
+
+thread name <name>
+ The <name> for the current thread.
+```
+
+## Multi-process
+```markdown
+ set follow-fork-mode <child | parent>
+ Specify which process to follow when debuggee makes a fork(2)
+ syscall.
+
+ set detach-on-frok <on | off>
+ Turn on/off detaching from new child processes (on by default).
+ Turning this off allows to debug multiple processes (inferiors) with
+ one gdb session.
+
+ info inferiors
+ List all processes gdb debugs.
+
+ inferior <id>
+ Switch to inferior with <id>.
+```
+
## Source file locations
```markdown
dir <path>
@@ -139,10 +202,6 @@
set disassembly-flavor <intel | att>
Set the disassembly style "flavor".
- set follow-fork-mode <child | parent>
- Specify which process to follow when debuggee makes a fork(2)
- syscall.
-
set pagination <on | off>
Turn on/off gdb's pagination.
@@ -154,6 +213,9 @@
set print pretty <on | off>
Turn on/off pertty printing of structures.
+ set style enabled <on | off>
+ Turn on/off styling (eg colored output).
+
set logging <on | off>
Enable output logging to file (default gdb.txt).
@@ -165,6 +227,14 @@
off: log to file and tty.
```
+# Text user interface (TUI)
+```markdown
+ C-x a Toggle UI.
+ C-l Redraw UI (curses UI can be messed up after the debugee prints to
+ stdout/stderr).
+ C-x o Change focus.
+```
+
# User commands (macros)
Gdb allows to create & document user commands as follows: