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71<h3 class="section">18.7 GDB Data Files</h3>
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74<p><small>GDB</small> will sometimes read an auxiliary data file.  These files
75are kept in a directory known as the <em>data directory</em>.
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77<p>You can set the data directory&rsquo;s name, and view the name <small>GDB</small>
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83<dt><code>set data-directory <var>directory</var></code></dt>
84<dd><p>Set the directory which <small>GDB</small> searches for auxiliary data files
85to <var>directory</var>.
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89<dt><code>show data-directory</code></dt>
90<dd><p>Show the directory <small>GDB</small> searches for auxiliary data files.
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96<p>You can set the default data directory by using the configure-time
97&lsquo;<samp>--with-gdb-datadir</samp>&rsquo; option.  If the data directory is inside
98<small>GDB</small>&rsquo;s configured binary prefix (set with &lsquo;<samp>--prefix</samp>&rsquo; or
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