is there a way to script GDB with python or c program?

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I want to write a script that will read a process memory, and display its contents with some modification/format. It would be create if i could run a c program inside gdb and send gdb commands from this program. Do you know if it is possible ?

Yes it is possibe, many ide do this. Need to open process with handling process input/output/error streams. Read and analize outputs stream and put your command to input stream. — oklas
– oklas, Commented Jun 29, 2016 at 20:59

Employed Russian · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-29 20:59:12Z

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It would be great if i could run a c program inside gdb and send gdb commands from this program.

That's easy:

(gdb) shell /tmp/a.out > /tmp/gdb.script
(gdb) source /tmp/gdb.script

If your gdb is built with Python support, much better scripting support is available. Start here.

answered Jun 29, 2016 at 20:59

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Bob5421 Over a year ago

In fact i want more interaction. In your case, the a.out c program generates commands and then run once. But i will look if it is better with your Python link

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