Oct 24, 2008 · I want to print the full length of a C-string in GDB. By default it's being abbreviated, how do I force GDB to print the whole string?

Dec 8, 2025 · Debugging C/C++ programs often involves inspecting string variables to diagnose issues like incorrect formatting, truncation, or unexpected data. The GNU Debugger (GDB) is …

If GDB is printing a large string, it stops printing after it has printed the number of characters set by the set print characters command. This equally applies to multi-byte and wide character …

May 10, 2021 · Run set print elements 0. When the last number is a positive integer, it denotes the number of elements in an array (in this case, a char array since our target is a string) that …

If GDB is printing a large array, it stops printing after it has printed the number of elements set by the set print elements command. This limit also applies to the display of strings.

This page explains the print command. The print command prints the value of a given expression.

Feb 14, 2012 · In GDB, generally to print the value of the variable ,we use print or just p. But for the strings or arrays of large size , it wont print whole string or array. We have to do some …

During debugging with GDB, you often need to look at the value of a variable, the most common method: (gdb) Print {variable name} In general, there is no problem with printing. But when a …