Gdb/Running

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4 Running Programs Under GDB

When you run a program under GDB, you must first generate debugging information when you compile it.

You may start GDB with its arguments, if any, in an environment of your choice. If you are doing native debugging, you may redirect your program’s input and output, debug an already running process, or kill a child process.

Compilation:

  

Compiling for debugging

Starting:

  

Starting your program

Arguments:

  

Your program’s arguments

Environment:

  

Your program’s environment

Working Directory:

  

Your program’s working directory

Input/Output:

  

Your program’s input and output

Attach:

  

Debugging an already-running process

Kill Process:

  

Killing the child process

Inferiors Connections and Programs:

  

Debugging multiple inferiors connections and programs

Threads:

  

Debugging programs with multiple threads

Forks:

  

Debugging forks

Checkpoint/Restart:

  

Setting a bookmark to return to later