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78~/.gdbinit
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80./.gdbinit
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83<p>These files contain <small>GDB</small> commands to automatically execute during
84<small>GDB</small> startup.  The lines of contents are canned sequences of commands,
85described in
86<a href="Sequences.html#Sequences">Sequences</a>.
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88<p>Please read more in
89<a href="Startup.html#Startup">Startup</a>.
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92<dt><code>(not enabled with <code>--with-system-gdbinit</code> during compilation)</code></dt>
93<dd><p>System-wide initialization file.  It is executed unless user specified
94<small>GDB</small> option <code>-nx</code> or <code>-n</code>.
95See more in
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97<dt><code>(not enabled with <code>--with-system-gdbinit-dir</code> during compilation)</code></dt>
98<dd><p>System-wide initialization directory.  All files in this directory are
99executed on startup unless user specified <small>GDB</small> option <code>-nx</code> or
100<code>-n</code>, as long as they have a recognized file extension.
101See more in
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105<dt><code>~/.gdbinit</code></dt>
106<dd><p>User initialization file.  It is executed unless user specified
107<small>GDB</small> options <code>-nx</code>, <code>-n</code> or <code>-nh</code>.
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110<dt><code>./.gdbinit</code></dt>
111<dd><p>Initialization file for current directory.  It may need to be enabled with
112<small>GDB</small> security command <code>set auto-load local-gdbinit</code>.
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