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<h3 class="section">27.19 <span class="sc">gdb/mi</span> File Commands</h3>
<p>This section describes the GDB/MI commands to specify executable file names
and to read in and obtain symbol table information.
<h4 class="subheading">The <code>-file-exec-and-symbols</code> Command</h4>
<p><a name="index-g_t_002dfile_002dexec_002dand_002dsymbols-3065"></a>
<h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
<pre class="smallexample"> -file-exec-and-symbols <var>file</var>
</pre>
<p>Specify the executable file to be debugged. This file is the one from
which the symbol table is also read. If no file is specified, the
command clears the executable and symbol information. If breakpoints
are set when using this command with no arguments, <span class="sc">gdb</span> will produce
error messages. Otherwise, no output is produced, except a completion
notification.
<h5 class="subsubheading"><span class="sc">gdb</span> Command</h5>
<p>The corresponding <span class="sc">gdb</span> command is &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">file</span></samp>&rsquo;.
<h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
<pre class="smallexample"> (gdb)
-file-exec-and-symbols /kwikemart/marge/ezannoni/TRUNK/mbx/hello.mbx
^done
(gdb)
</pre>
<h4 class="subheading">The <code>-file-exec-file</code> Command</h4>
<p><a name="index-g_t_002dfile_002dexec_002dfile-3066"></a>
<h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
<pre class="smallexample"> -file-exec-file <var>file</var>
</pre>
<p>Specify the executable file to be debugged. Unlike
&lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">-file-exec-and-symbols</span></samp>&rsquo;, the symbol table is <em>not</em> read
from this file. If used without argument, <span class="sc">gdb</span> clears the information
about the executable file. No output is produced, except a completion
notification.
<h5 class="subsubheading"><span class="sc">gdb</span> Command</h5>
<p>The corresponding <span class="sc">gdb</span> command is &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">exec-file</span></samp>&rsquo;.
<h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
<pre class="smallexample"> (gdb)
-file-exec-file /kwikemart/marge/ezannoni/TRUNK/mbx/hello.mbx
^done
(gdb)
</pre>
<h4 class="subheading">The <code>-file-list-exec-source-file</code> Command</h4>
<p><a name="index-g_t_002dfile_002dlist_002dexec_002dsource_002dfile-3067"></a>
<h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
<pre class="smallexample"> -file-list-exec-source-file
</pre>
<p>List the line number, the current source file, and the absolute path
to the current source file for the current executable. The macro
information field has a value of &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">1</span></samp>&rsquo; or &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">0</span></samp>&rsquo; depending on
whether or not the file includes preprocessor macro information.
<h5 class="subsubheading"><span class="sc">gdb</span> Command</h5>
<p>The <span class="sc">gdb</span> equivalent is &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">info source</span></samp>&rsquo;
<h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
<pre class="smallexample"> (gdb)
123-file-list-exec-source-file
123^done,line="1",file="foo.c",fullname="/home/bar/foo.c,macro-info="1"
(gdb)
</pre>
<h4 class="subheading">The <code>-file-list-exec-source-files</code> Command</h4>
<p><a name="index-g_t_002dfile_002dlist_002dexec_002dsource_002dfiles-3068"></a>
<h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
<pre class="smallexample"> -file-list-exec-source-files
</pre>
<p>List the source files for the current executable.
<p>It will always output both the filename and fullname (absolute file
name) of a source file.
<h5 class="subsubheading"><span class="sc">gdb</span> Command</h5>
<p>The <span class="sc">gdb</span> equivalent is &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">info sources</span></samp>&rsquo;.
<code>gdbtk</code> has an analogous command &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">gdb_listfiles</span></samp>&rsquo;.
<h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
<pre class="smallexample"> (gdb)
-file-list-exec-source-files
^done,files=[
{file=foo.c,fullname=/home/foo.c},
{file=/home/bar.c,fullname=/home/bar.c},
{file=gdb_could_not_find_fullpath.c}]
(gdb)
</pre>
<h4 class="subheading">The <code>-file-list-shared-libraries</code> Command</h4>
<p><a name="index-g_t_002dfile_002dlist_002dshared_002dlibraries-3069"></a>
<h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
<pre class="smallexample"> -file-list-shared-libraries [ <var>regexp</var> ]
</pre>
<p>List the shared libraries in the program.
With a regular expression <var>regexp</var>, only those libraries whose
names match <var>regexp</var> are listed.
<h5 class="subsubheading"><span class="sc">gdb</span> Command</h5>
<p>The corresponding <span class="sc">gdb</span> command is &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">info shared</span></samp>&rsquo;. The fields
have a similar meaning to the <code>=library-loaded</code> notification.
The <code>ranges</code> field specifies the multiple segments belonging to this
library. Each range has the following fields:
<dl>
<dt>&lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">from</span></samp>&rsquo;<dd>The address defining the inclusive lower bound of the segment.
<br><dt>&lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">to</span></samp>&rsquo;<dd>The address defining the exclusive upper bound of the segment.
</dl>
<h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
<pre class="smallexample"> (gdb)
-file-list-exec-source-files
^done,shared-libraries=[
{id="/lib/libfoo.so",target-name="/lib/libfoo.so",host-name="/lib/libfoo.so",symbols-loaded="1",thread-group="i1",ranges=[{from="0x72815989",to="0x728162c0"}]},
{id="/lib/libbar.so",target-name="/lib/libbar.so",host-name="/lib/libbar.so",symbols-loaded="1",thread-group="i1",ranges=[{from="0x76ee48c0",to="0x76ee9160"}]}]
(gdb)
</pre>
<h4 class="subheading">The <code>-file-symbol-file</code> Command</h4>
<p><a name="index-g_t_002dfile_002dsymbol_002dfile-3070"></a>
<h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
<pre class="smallexample"> -file-symbol-file <var>file</var>
</pre>
<p>Read symbol table info from the specified <var>file</var> argument. When
used without arguments, clears <span class="sc">gdb</span>'s symbol table info. No output is
produced, except for a completion notification.
<h5 class="subsubheading"><span class="sc">gdb</span> Command</h5>
<p>The corresponding <span class="sc">gdb</span> command is &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">symbol-file</span></samp>&rsquo;.
<h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
<pre class="smallexample"> (gdb)
-file-symbol-file /kwikemart/marge/ezannoni/TRUNK/mbx/hello.mbx
^done
(gdb)
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