GDB mode options

The following table shows the GDB mode options:

Options and Parameters

Mode

Description

-cd dir GDB Specifies a new working directory
-command file GDB Specifies an initialization command file. The default initialization file is .dbxinit. During startup, the debugger searches for this file in the current directory. If it is not there, the debugger searches your home directory. This file is processed after the target process has been loaded or attached
-dbx GDB Causes the debugger to use the idb_options options set (default)
-/directory dir GDB Searches for source files in dir
-fullname GDB Outputs information used by Emacs*-GDB interface
-help GDB Print help message and exit
-interpreter name
-
ui
name
GDB Selects a mode interpreter interface
-nowindows
-
nw
GDB Do not use a window interface
-pid pid GDB See DBX mode option -pid
-quiet
-
silent
GDB Do not print copyright message
-tty device GDB Use device for input/output by the program being debugged
-version GDB Print version information and exit