Exit valgrind on first error

Question

I want valgrind to stop on the first error it finds and exit.

Please do not suggest

• --vgdb-error=1: It does not exit valgrind. You have to connect gdb and kill from there.
• --db-attach: Deprecated and removed in a recent release
• --log-file=<filename>: It does not stop valgrind.

My intention is to save my time and get my shell back as soon as the first error is printed. The first error is all I care about.

Answer 1

--gen-suppressions=yes will pause on each error and ask you if you wish to continue.

In addition to that, you can specify --input-fd=<file descriptor> to provide an alternative to stdin (standard input) at the moment of interacting with the suppression menu.