faq_gdb.md

GDB brief howto

Useful command line arguments

Interactivity control

Start gdb without extra info output:

$ gdb  -q

Alternatives:

• --quiet
• --silent

Run gdb in batch/script mode and exit:

$ gdb  --batch

Execute gdb command inside running instance:

$ gdb  -ex  command

File config control

• --nh - do not process ~/.gdbinit config file
• --nx - do not process any .gdbinit config file

Session commands

One-liners

Start gdb in silent batch mode with app binary, execute 'run' command and exit on binary execution complete:

$ gdb  --silent  --batch  app   -ex run

TBA