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A target is typically a protocol for talking to debugging +facilities. You use the argument <var>type</var> to specify the type or +protocol of the target machine. +</p> +<p>Further <var>parameters</var> are interpreted by the target protocol, but +typically include things like device names or host names to connect +with, process numbers, and baud rates. +</p> +<p>The <code>target</code> command does not repeat if you press <tt class="key">RET</tt> again +after executing the command. +</p> +<a name="index-help-target"></a> +</dd> +<dt><code>help target</code></dt> +<dd><p>Displays the names of all targets available. To display targets +currently selected, use either <code>info target</code> or <code>info files</code> +(see <a href="Files.html#Files">Commands to Specify Files</a>). +</p> +</dd> +<dt><code>help target <var>name</var></code></dt> +<dd><p>Describe a particular target, including any parameters necessary to +select it. +</p> +<a name="index-set-gnutarget"></a> +</dd> +<dt><code>set gnutarget <var>args</var></code></dt> +<dd><p><small>GDB</small> uses its own library BFD to read your files. <small>GDB</small> +knows whether it is reading an <em>executable</em>, +a <em>core</em>, or a <em>.o</em> file; however, you can specify the file format +with the <code>set gnutarget</code> command. Unlike most <code>target</code> commands, +with <code>gnutarget</code> the <code>target</code> refers to a program, not a machine. +</p> +<blockquote> +<p><em>Warning:</em> To specify a file format with <code>set gnutarget</code>, +you must know the actual BFD name. +</p></blockquote> + +<p>See <a href="Files.html#Files">Commands to Specify Files</a>. +</p> +<a name="index-show-gnutarget"></a> +</dd> +<dt><code>show gnutarget</code></dt> +<dd><p>Use the <code>show gnutarget</code> command to display what file format +<code>gnutarget</code> is set to read. If you have not set <code>gnutarget</code>, +<small>GDB</small> will determine the file format for each file automatically, +and <code>show gnutarget</code> displays ‘<samp>The current BFD target is "auto"</samp>’. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<a name="index-common-targets"></a> +<p>Here are some common targets (available, or not, depending on the GDB +configuration): +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dd><a name="index-target"></a> +</dd> +<dt><code>target exec <var>program</var></code></dt> +<dd><a name="index-executable-file-target"></a> +<p>An executable file. ‘<samp>target exec <var>program</var></samp>’ is the same as +‘<samp>exec-file <var>program</var></samp>’. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><code>target core <var>filename</var></code></dt> +<dd><a name="index-core-dump-file-target"></a> +<p>A core dump file. ‘<samp>target core <var>filename</var></samp>’ is the same as +‘<samp>core-file <var>filename</var></samp>’. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><code>target remote <var>medium</var></code></dt> +<dd><a name="index-remote-target"></a> +<p>A remote system connected to <small>GDB</small> via a serial line or network +connection. This command tells <small>GDB</small> to use its own remote +protocol over <var>medium</var> for debugging. See <a href="Remote-Debugging.html#Remote-Debugging">Remote Debugging</a>. +</p> +<p>For example, if you have a board connected to <samp>/dev/ttya</samp> on the +machine running <small>GDB</small>, you could say: +</p> +<div class="smallexample"> +<pre class="smallexample">target remote /dev/ttya +</pre></div> + +<p><code>target remote</code> supports the <code>load</code> command. This is only +useful if you have some other way of getting the stub to the target +system, and you can put it somewhere in memory where it won’t get +clobbered by the download. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><code>target sim <span class="roman">[</span><var>simargs</var><span class="roman">]</span> …</code></dt> +<dd><a name="index-built_002din-simulator-target"></a> +<p>Builtin CPU simulator. <small>GDB</small> includes simulators for most architectures. +In general, +</p><div class="smallexample"> +<pre class="smallexample"> target sim + load + run +</pre></div> +<p>works; however, you cannot assume that a specific memory map, device +drivers, or even basic I/O is available, although some simulators do +provide these. For info about any processor-specific simulator details, +see the appropriate section in <a href="Embedded-Processors.html#Embedded-Processors">Embedded +Processors</a>. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><code>target native</code></dt> +<dd><a name="index-native-target"></a> +<p>Setup for local/native process debugging. Useful to make the +<code>run</code> command spawn native processes (likewise <code>attach</code>, +etc.) even when <code>set auto-connect-native-target</code> is <code>off</code> +(see <a href="Starting.html#set-auto_002dconnect_002dnative_002dtarget">set auto-connect-native-target</a>). +</p> +</dd> +</dl> + +<p>Different targets are available on different configurations of <small>GDB</small>; +your configuration may have more or fewer targets. +</p> +<p>Many remote targets require you to download the executable’s code once +you’ve successfully established a connection. You may wish to control +various aspects of this process. +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dt><code>set hash</code></dt> +<dd><a name="index-set-hash_002c-for-remote-monitors"></a> +<a name="index-hash-mark-while-downloading"></a> +<p>This command controls whether a hash mark ‘<samp>#</samp>’ is displayed while +downloading a file to the remote monitor. If on, a hash mark is +displayed after each S-record is successfully downloaded to the +monitor. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><code>show hash</code></dt> +<dd><a name="index-show-hash_002c-for-remote-monitors"></a> +<p>Show the current status of displaying the hash mark. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><code>set debug monitor</code></dt> +<dd><a name="index-set-debug-monitor"></a> +<a name="index-display-remote-monitor-communications"></a> +<p>Enable or disable display of communications messages between +<small>GDB</small> and the remote monitor. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><code>show debug monitor</code></dt> +<dd><a name="index-show-debug-monitor"></a> +<p>Show the current status of displaying communications between +<small>GDB</small> and the remote monitor. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<dl compact="compact"> +<dd> +<a name="index-load-filename-offset"></a> +</dd> +<dt><code>load <var>filename</var> <var>offset</var></code></dt> +<dd><a name="load"></a><p>Depending on what remote debugging facilities are configured into +<small>GDB</small>, the <code>load</code> command may be available. Where it exists, it +is meant to make <var>filename</var> (an executable) available for debugging +on the remote system—by downloading, or dynamic linking, for example. +<code>load</code> also records the <var>filename</var> symbol table in <small>GDB</small>, like +the <code>add-symbol-file</code> command. +</p> +<p>If your <small>GDB</small> does not have a <code>load</code> command, attempting to +execute it gets the error message “<code>You can't do that when your +target is …</code>” +</p> +<p>The file is loaded at whatever address is specified in the executable. +For some object file formats, you can specify the load address when you +link the program; for other formats, like a.out, the object file format +specifies a fixed address. +</p> +<p>It is also possible to tell <small>GDB</small> to load the executable file at a +specific offset described by the optional argument <var>offset</var>. When +<var>offset</var> is provided, <var>filename</var> must also be provided. +</p> +<p>Depending on the remote side capabilities, <small>GDB</small> may be able to +load programs into flash memory. +</p> +<p><code>load</code> does not repeat if you press <tt class="key">RET</tt> again after using it. +</p></dd> +</dl> + +<dl compact="compact"> +<dd> +<a name="index-flash_002derase"></a> +</dd> +<dt><code>flash-erase</code></dt> +<dd><a name="flash_002derase"></a> +<p>Erases all known flash memory regions on the target. +</p> +</dd> +</dl> + +<hr> +<div class="header"> +<p> +Next: <a href="Byte-Order.html#Byte-Order" accesskey="n" rel="next">Byte Order</a>, Previous: <a href="Active-Targets.html#Active-Targets" accesskey="p" rel="previous">Active Targets</a>, Up: <a href="Targets.html#Targets" accesskey="u" rel="up">Targets</a> [<a href="index.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="Concept-Index.html#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p> +</div> + + + +</body> +</html> |