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gef

Modern experience for GDB with advanced debugging capabilities
GEF is a set of commands for x86/64, ARM, MIPS, PowerPC and SPARC to assist exploit developers and reverse-engineers when using old school GDB. It provides additional features to GDB using the Python API to assist during the process of dynamic analysis and exploit development. Application developers will also benefit from it, as GEF lifts a great part of regular GDB obscurity, avoiding repeating traditional commands, or bringing out the relevant information from the debugging runtime.

Installed size: 436 KB
How to install: sudo apt install gef

gef

root@kali:~# gef -h
This is the GNU debugger.  Usage:

    gdb [options] [executable-file [core-file or process-id]]
    gdb [options] --args executable-file [inferior-arguments ...]

Selection of debuggee and its files:

  --args             Arguments after executable-file are passed to inferior.
  --core=COREFILE    Analyze the core dump COREFILE.
  --exec=EXECFILE    Use EXECFILE as the executable.
  --pid=PID          Attach to running process PID.
  --directory=DIR    Search for source files in DIR.
  --se=FILE          Use FILE as symbol file and executable file.
  --symbols=SYMFILE  Read symbols from SYMFILE.
  --readnow          Fully read symbol files on first access.
  --readnever        Do not read symbol files.
  --write            Set writing into executable and core files.

Initial commands and command files:

  --command=FILE, -x Execute GDB commands from FILE.
  --init-command=FILE, -ix
		     Like -x but execute commands before loading inferior.
  --eval-command=COMMAND, -ex
		     Execute a single GDB command.
		     May be used multiple times and in conjunction
		     with --command.
  --init-eval-command=COMMAND, -iex
		     Like -ex but before loading inferior.
  --nh               Do not read ~/.gdbinit.
  --nx               Do not read any .gdbinit files in any directory.

Output and user interface control:

  --fullname         Output information used by emacs-GDB interface.
  --interpreter=INTERP
		     Select a specific interpreter / user interface.
  --tty=TTY          Use TTY for input/output by the program being debugged.
  -w                 Use the GUI interface.
  --nw               Do not use the GUI interface.
  --tui              Use a terminal user interface.
  -q, --quiet, --silent
		     Do not print version number on startup.

Operating modes:

  --batch            Exit after processing options.
  --batch-silent     Like --batch, but suppress all gdb stdout output.
  --return-child-result
		     GDB exit code will be the child's exit code.
  --configuration    Print details about GDB configuration and then exit.
  --help             Print this message and then exit.
  --version          Print version information and then exit.

Remote debugging options:

  -b BAUDRATE        Set serial port baud rate used for remote debugging.
  -l TIMEOUT         Set timeout in seconds for remote debugging.

Other options:

  --cd=DIR           Change current directory to DIR.
  --data-directory=DIR, -D
		     Set GDB's data-directory to DIR.

At startup, GDB reads the following early init files and executes their
commands:
   None found.

At startup, GDB reads the following init files and executes their commands:
   * system-wide init files: /etc/gdb/gdbinit

For more information, type "stream" from within GDB, or consult the
GDB manual (available as on-line info or a printed manual).

Report bugs to <https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>.

You can ask GDB-related questions on the GDB users mailing list
([email protected]) or on GDB's IRC channel (#gdb on Libera.Chat).