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| <h3 class="section">19.3 Choosing Target Byte Order</h3> |
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| <p>Some types of processors, such as the <acronym>MIPS</acronym>, PowerPC, and Renesas SH, |
| offer the ability to run either big-endian or little-endian byte |
| orders. Usually the executable or symbol will include a bit to |
| designate the endian-ness, and you will not need to worry about |
| which to use. However, you may still find it useful to adjust |
| <small>GDB</small>’s idea of processor endian-ness manually. |
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| <dd><a name="index-set-endian"></a> |
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| <dt><code>set endian big</code></dt> |
| <dd><p>Instruct <small>GDB</small> to assume the target is big-endian. |
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| <dt><code>set endian little</code></dt> |
| <dd><p>Instruct <small>GDB</small> to assume the target is little-endian. |
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| <dt><code>set endian auto</code></dt> |
| <dd><p>Instruct <small>GDB</small> to use the byte order associated with the |
| executable. |
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| <dt><code>show endian</code></dt> |
| <dd><p>Display <small>GDB</small>’s current idea of the target byte order. |
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