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diff --git a/src/tools/gdb.md b/src/tools/gdb.md index 7a43ca1..2318e0e 100644 --- a/src/tools/gdb.md +++ b/src/tools/gdb.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ # Interactive usage +## Misc ```markdown tty <tty> Set <tty> as tty for debugee. @@ -22,19 +23,44 @@ and run following in target tty: > while true; do sleep 1024; done - set follow-fork-mode <child | parent> - Specify which process to follow when debuggee makes a fork(2) - syscall. - sharedlibrary [<regex>] Load symbols of shared libs loaded by debugee. Optionally use <regex> to filter libs for symbol loading. + display [/FMT] <expr> + Print <expr> every time debugee stops. Eg print next instr, see + examples below. + + undisplay [<num>] + Delete display expressions either all or one referenced by <num>. + + info display + List display expressions. +``` + +## Breakpoints +```markdown break [-qualified] <sym> thread <tnum> Set a breakpoint only for a specific thread. - -qualified: Tred <sym> as fully qualified symbol (quiet handy to set + -qualified: Treat <sym> as fully qualified symbol (quiet handy to set breakpoints on C symbols in C++ contexts) + break <sym> if <cond> + Set conditional breakpoint (see examples below). + + delete [<num>] + Delete breakpoint either all or one referenced by <num>. + + info break + List breakpoints. + + cond <bp> <cond> + Make existing breakpoint <bp> conditional with <cond>. + + tbreak + Set temporary breakpoint, will be deleted when hit. + Same syntax as `break`. + rbreak <regex> Set breakpoints matching <regex>, where matching internally is done on: .*<regex>.* @@ -46,7 +72,10 @@ <bp_list>: Space separates list, eg 'command 2 5-8' to run command for breakpoints: 2,5,6,7,8. +``` +## Inspection +```markdown info functions [<regex>] List functions matching <regex>. List all functions if no <regex> provided. @@ -54,7 +83,10 @@ info variables [<regex>] List variables matching <regex>. List all variables if no <regex> provided. +``` +## Signal handling +```markdown info handle [<signal>] Print how to handle <signal>. If no <signal> specified print for all signals. @@ -70,6 +102,50 @@ Create a catchpoint for <signal>. ``` +## Source file locations +```markdown + dir <path> + Add <path> to the beginning of the searh path for source files. + + show dir + Show current search path. + + set substitute-path <from> <to> + Add substitution rule checked during source file lookup. + + show substitute-path + Show current substitution rules. +``` + +## Configuration + +```markdown + 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. + + set breakpoint pending <on | off | auto> + on: always set pending breakpoints. + off: error when trying to set pending breakpoints. + auto: interatively query user to set breakpoint. + + set print pretty <on | off> + Turn on/off pertty printing of structures. + + set logging <on | off> + Enable output logging to file (default gdb.txt). + + set logging file <fname> + Change output log file to <fname> + + set logging redirect <on/off> + on: only log to file. + off: log to file and tty. +``` + # User commands (macros) Gdb allows to create & document user commands as follows: @@ -106,6 +182,28 @@ Gdb allows to create two types of command `hooks` # Examples +## Automatically print next instr +When ever the debugee stops automatically print the memory at the current +instruction pointer (`$rip` x86) and format as instruction `/i`. +```markdown + # rip - x86 + display /i $rip + + # step instruction, after the step the next instruction is automatically printed + si +``` + +## Conditional breakpoints +Create conditional breakpoints for a function `void foo(int i)` in the debugee. +```markdown + # Create conditional breakpoint + b foo if i == 42 + + b foo # would create bp 2 + # Make existing breakpoint conditional + cond 2 if i == 7 +``` + ## Catch SIGSEGV and execute commands This creates a `catchpoint` for the `SIGSEGV` signal and attached the `command` to it. |