Run multiple commands in gdb

Question

Is it possible to run multiple commands in gdb such as the following:

# step instruction and then print what I want to see again
>>> si && x/bt $rsi

If so, how can it be done?

I don't think it's possible to have multiple commands in one line. I guess the Automatic Display is also not what you want. The Ctrl-o binding may or may not help you a bit thou. — ssbssa
– ssbssa, Commented Oct 4, 2020 at 0:04
In your case, if you did si and x/bt $rsi before, and they are now in your command history, you can go back in the history to si and press ctrl-o. This executes the command, just like [enter], but then automatically goes to the x/bt $rsi command. — ssbssa
– ssbssa, Commented Oct 4, 2020 at 0:15
User-defined commands as mentioned by @ssbssa are the way to go, but for something quick and dirty keyboard macros are also a good option. — darcamo
– darcamo, Commented Oct 6, 2020 at 19:54

ken hicks · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-02 17:25:23Z

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If your gdb includes python, follow this post to add a user command in your .gdbinit file: https://stackoverflow.com/a/51804606/11873710

Usage example:

(gdb) cmds echo hi ; echo bye
hi
bye

answered Nov 2, 2022 at 17:25

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