Here are some notes on the GNU Debugger: info gdb //Manual info locals //Vars in local scope info variables //Vars declared outside current scope info functions //Names and datatypes of all defined functions info b //List all breakpoints break funcName //Set breakpoint at function funcName (short: b funcName) break file::line //Set breakpoint at line in file layout next //Cycle through the layouts of gdb p var //Print the value of variable var p var = value //Force set value to a var run //Start the program start //Synonymous to (b main && run). Puts temporary b at main next //Execute the current line in source (short: n) step //Step into function call at current line (short: s) finish //Finish the execution of current function (short: fin) continue //Resume execution (After a breakpoint) (short: c) refresh //Repaint the interface (To fix corrupted interface) shell cmd //Run shell command cmd from gdb prompt python gdb.execute(cmd) //Run a gdb command cmd from python prompt set print pretty on //Enable pretty printing (Put in ~/.gdbinit) $ gdb -c core.num //Examine the dumped core file from a SIGSEGV(shell command) bt //Print backtrace break _exit //Breakpoint at exit of program whatis expr //Print datatype of expr ptype expr //Detailed print of datatype of expr watch var //Stop when var is modified watch -l foo //Watch foo loaction rwatch foo //Stop when foo is read watch foo if foo>10 //Watch foo conditionally delete //Delete all breakpoints delete breakpoint_no //Delete breakpoint breakpoint_no command breakpoint_no //Run user listed commands when breakpoint is hit (End list of commands with 'end') file executable //Load the executable for debugging from inside gdb quit //Quit (short: q)