Menus

File Menu

The standard file menu provides operations that affect the overall state of GDB, mainly file operations, but other things as well.

File...

Lets you set the combined executable and symbol file that GDB will use. (Like the gdb command `file'.)

Target...

Brings up a dialog that you can use to connect GDB to a target program. The dialog is described in more depth later. (Like the gdb command `target'.)

Edit...

Starts up an editor to modify the source file being displayed.

Exec File...

Lets you set the executable file that GDB will use. (Like the gdb command `exec-file'.)

Symbol File...

Lets you set the symbol file that GDB will use. (Like the gdb command `symbol-file'.)

Add Symbol File...

Lets you add additional symbol files. (Like the gdb command `add-symbol-file'.)

Core File...

Lets you set the core file that GDB will use. (Like the gdb command `core-file'.)

Shared Libraries...

(Like the gdb command `sharedlibrary'.)

Quit

Quits GDB. (Like the gdb command `quit'.)

Options Menu

The Options Menu is different for each window, showing the viewing options available within that window. In the Source Window, for example, one of the options is whether to display line numbers.

Window Menu

The Window Menu allows access to all the windows available in GDB. The first part of the menu lists all of the predefined individual windows. If the window exists already, its item will be marked as such; selecting the item will cause the window to be put in front if it is obscured. If the window does not exist, then it will be created. The second part of the menu lists additional windows that you may have created, such as source windows or variable displays. Selections on this menu include:

Command
Source
Assembly
Registers
Variables
Files
any other windows you have open

Help Menu

The Help Menu includes access to GDB's online help.