Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Controlling and Examining Files

add-symbol-file

Add symbols from a dynamically loaded file to GDB’s symbol table.

add-symbol-file-from-memory

Load the symbols from a dynamically loaded object file in the debuggee’s memory.

cd

Set the current directory for GDB and the debuggee.

core-file

Specify a file to use as the core dump for memory and register contents.

directory

Add a directory to the beginning of the source file search path.

edit

Edit a file or function.

exec-file

Specify a file to use as the executable.

file

Specify the filename of the program to be debugged.

forward-search

Search forward in the current source file for a regular expression, starting at the last line listed.

generate-core-file

Create a core file from the current state of the debuggee.

list

List a function or line.

nosharedlibrary

Unload all shared object library symbols.

path

Add one or more directories to the object file search path.

pwd

Print the current directory.

reverse-search

Search backward in the current source file for a regular expression, starting at the last line listed.

search

Same as forward-search.

section

Change the base address of a particular section in the exec file.

sharedlibrary

Load shared object library symbols for files matching a regular expression.

symbol-file

Load symbol table information from a specified executable file.