gdb ./build/my_program
break main # breakpoint at a function
break file.cpp:123 # breakpoint at a source line
run arg1 arg2 # run with command-line arguments
next # execute next line, stepping over calls
step # execute next line, stepping into calls
continue # resume until a breakpoint
finish # run until current function returns
print variable # inspect a variable
print *it # inspect the element referred to by an iterator
display variable # print after every step
backtrace # show the call stack
frame 2 # switch to stack frame 2
list # display nearby source
quit
Attach to a running process:
gdb -p <PID>