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user1252446
user1252446

Reputation:

gdb search command history with partial match

When searching gdb command history, is there a way to go through only those command matching a given one?

for example, sometimes I only want to search previous break commands, not the entire command history. Is there a shortcut to only go through commands that start with "break" or "b"? That can save me a million keystroke.

Upvotes: 8

Views: 2106

Answers (1)

ams
ams

Reputation: 25599

In regular GDB, CtrlR enables search mode. This works the same as bash, zsh, and many other shells.

Once in search mode, the prompt changes:

(reverse-i-search)`':

Typing letters then enters the text to find:

(reverse-i-search)`br': break main

To find the next command that matches, hit CtrlR again.

To run the command again, hit Enter.

To edit the command, hit the left or right cursor key.

Upvotes: 18

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