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<h2 class="chapter">9 Examining Source Files</h2>
<p><small>GDB</small> can print parts of your program&rsquo;s source, since the debugging
information recorded in the program tells <small>GDB</small> what source files were
used to build it. When your program stops, <small>GDB</small> spontaneously prints
the line where it stopped. Likewise, when you select a stack frame
(see <a href="Selection.html#Selection">Selecting a Frame</a>), <small>GDB</small> prints the line where
execution in that frame has stopped. You can print other portions of
source files by explicit command.
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<p>If you use <small>GDB</small> through its <small>GNU</small> Emacs interface, you may
prefer to use Emacs facilities to view source; see <a href="Emacs.html#Emacs">Using
<small>GDB</small> under <small>GNU</small> Emacs</a>.
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