GDB needs to know the file name of the program to be debugged, both in order to read its symbol table and in order to start your program. To debug a core dump of a previous run, you must also tell GDB the name of the core dump file.
| • Files: | Commands to specify files | |
| • File Caching: | Information about GDB’s file caching | |
| • Separate Debug Files: | Debugging information in separate files | |
| • MiniDebugInfo: | Debugging information in a special section | |
| • Index Files: | Index files speed up GDB | |
| • Symbol Errors: | Errors reading symbol files | |
| • Data Files: | GDB data files |