Notes

set prompt 33[1;34mgdb$ 33[21;0m

set confirm off
set verbose off
set history filename ~/.gdb_history
set history save

set output-radix 0x10
set input-radix 0x10

# These make gdb never pause in its output
set height 0
set width 0

set $SHOW_CONTEXT = 1
set $SHOW_NEST_INSN = 0
set $CONTEXTSIZE_STACK = 6
set $CONTEXTSIZE_DATA = 8
set $CONTEXTSIZE_CODE = 8

set $SHOWSTACK = 0
set $SHOWDATAWIN = 0


define ib
info breakpoints
end

define cb
if $argc > 0
clear $arg0
end
end

define eb
if $argc > 0
enable $arg0
end
end

define db
if $argc > 0
disable $arg0
end
end

define tb
if $argc > 0
tbreak $arg0
end
end

define wb
if $argc > 0
awatch $arg0
end
end


define main
tbreak main
r
end


define clear
shell clear
end

######################################
##### GDB commands to remember
######################################

# show args
# info args
# info functions
# info variables
# info sharedlibrary
# info signals
# info threads
# info stack
# info frames

# edit
# nexti
# stepi
# finish


######################################
##### Advanced
######################################

define step_to_call
set $_saved_ctx = $SHOW_CONTEXT
set $SHOW_CONTEXT = 0
set $SHOW_NEST_INSN = 0

set logging file /dev/null
set logging redirect on
set logging on

set $_cont = 1
while ($_cont > 0)
stepi
get_insn_type $pc
if ($INSN_TYPE == 3)
set $_cont = 0
end
end

set logging off

if ($_saved_ctx > 0)
context
end

set $SHOW_CONTEXT = $_saved_ctx
set $SHOW_NEST_INSN = 0

set logging file ~/gdb.txt
set logging redirect off
set logging on

printf "step_to_call command stopped at:n "
x/i $pc
printf "n"
set logging off

end
document step_to_call
Syntax: step_to_call
| Single step until a call instruction is found.
| Stop before the call is taken.
| Log is written into the file ~/gdb.txt.
end


define search
set $start = (char *) $arg0
set $end = (char *) $arg1
set $pattern = (short) $arg2
set $p = $start
while $p < $end
if (*(short *) $p) == $pattern
printf "pattern 0x%hx found at 0x%xn", $pattern, $p
end
set $p++
end
end
document search
Syntax: search <START> <END> <PATTERN>
| Search for the given pattern between $start and $end address.
end