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A ''debugger'' is a tool used to analyze running code.
Although debugging tools are available for interpreted and bytestream languages, the term ''debugger'' is often used to describe a tool that can analyze object code.
Typical features of a debugger include:
* the ability to [[Dissassembler|disassemble]] code
* the ability to cross-reference and display source code and addresses (of functions and variables)
* the ability to execute single instructions or lines of code (single-step)
* the ability to stop execution at a requested location in the program (breakpoint) or when a variable changes value (watchpoint)
* the ability to trap and examine faults (such as a segmentation fault)
* the ability to examine variables and [[Register|registers]]
The GNU debugger is named "gdb" and has a command-line interface. Various graphical front-ends are available.
A ''debugger'' is a tool used to analyze running code.
Although debugging tools are available for interpreted and bytestream languages, the term ''debugger'' is often used to describe a tool that can analyze object code.
Typical features of a debugger include:
* the ability to [[Dissassembler|disassemble]] code
* the ability to cross-reference and display source code and addresses (of functions and variables)
* the ability to execute single instructions or lines of code (single-step)
* the ability to stop execution at a requested location in the program (breakpoint) or when a variable changes value (watchpoint)
* the ability to trap and examine faults (such as a segmentation fault)
* the ability to examine variables and [[Register|registers]]
The GNU debugger is named "gdb" and has a command-line interface. Various graphical front-ends are available.