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GDB cheatsheet

// set a breakpoint
(gdb) break main

// set a breakpoint at an assembly instruction address
(gdb) break *0x0000000000400448

// single-step
(gdb) n

// step into
(gdb) s

// start program
(gdb) r

// continue
(gdb) continue

// print a value
(gdb) p val

// print registers
(gdb) info reg

// print string in memory
(gdb) x/s <addr>

// display next 10 assembly instructions
(gdb) x/10i $pc

// break on syscall
(gdb) catch syscall execve

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