Command-line tool

gdb

brew/gdb

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GNU debugger

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install gdb

macOS

brew install gdb

Linux

brew install gdb

Debug an executable

gdb path/to/executable

Attach a process to `gdb`

gdb -p process_id

Debug with a core file

gdb -c path/to/core path/to/executable

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