Running GDB (GNAT User’s Guide for Native Platforms)

#### 6.1.2 Running GDB ¶

This section describes how to initiate the debugger.

You can launch the debugger from a `GNAT Studio` menu or directly from the command line. The description below covers the latter use. You can use all the commands shown in the `GNAT Studio` debug console window, but there are usually more GUI-based ways to achieve the same effect.

The command to run `GDB` is

>     $ gdb program

where `program` is the name of the executable file. This activates the debugger and results in a prompt for debugger commands. The simplest command is simply `run`, which causes the program to run exactly as if the debugger were not present. The following section describes some of the additional commands that you can give to `GDB`.