# Brief GDB Basics

DevFeed: [Brief GDB Basics](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/brief-gdb-basics-40657.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://radek.io/posts/brief-gdb-basics/>)

Published: 2012-12-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Radek Pazdera](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/radek-pazdera.md>)

Topics: [gdb](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gdb.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debugging.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [debugger](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugger.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [gcc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gcc.md>), [gdb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gdb.md>)

## AI overview

A practical introduction to using gdb for debugging programs that crash, including how to obtain useful stack traces and source locations by compiling with symbols and debug information.

## Source excerpt

Introducing a few typical use-cases of gdb for debugging.