gdb:tldr:cb96a

gdb: Execute given GDB commands upon start.

$ gdb -ex "${commands}" ${executable}

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This command launches the GNU debugger (gdb) with certain options and parameters:

gdb: This is the command to start gdb, which is a powerful debugger for various programming languages.

-ex "${commands}": This option tells gdb to execute the specified commands during initialization. ${commands} is typically a string containing multiple gdb commands, which will be executed one after another as if they were entered in gdb's interactive shell.

${executable}: This is the path to the executable file that you want to debug. Gdb will load this executable and allow you to step through the code, set breakpoints, inspect variables, and many other debugging operations.

By combining these elements, the command gdb -ex "${commands}" ${executable} allows you to pass a series of commands to gdb and load the specified executable for debugging in the gdb environment.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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