GDB TUI Mode

TUI (Text User Interface) is a curses based mode that is enabled with the layout command.

Layout Modes

src displays source and command windows
asm displays disassembly and command windows
split displays source, disassembly and command windows
regs displays registers and disassembly

Keyboard Shortcuts

CTRL+x,a enter/leave TUI mode
CTRL+x 1 and CTRL+x 2 use TUI layout with 1 or 2 windows
CTRL+x o change the active window focus
CTRL+x s switch into and out of Single Key mode (see below)
CTRL+L refresh the screen
Cursor keys and PgUp, PgDn scroll the active window

Single Key Mode

Binds frequently used GDB commands to single keys.

c continue
C reverse-continue
d down
f finish
F reverse-finish
n next
N reverse-next
o nexti. The shortcut letter ‘o’ stands for “step Over”.
O reverse-nexti
q exit the SingleKey mode.
r run
s step
S reverse-step
i stepi. The shortcut letter ‘i’ stands for “step Into”.
I reverse-stepi
u up
v info locals
w where