Practice System Debugging In Linux (8.2) - System Debugging and Profiling

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Question 1.
What does GDB stand for?
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Consider the acronym of GDB.
Question 2.
What command do you use to enable core dumps?
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Think about memory management in Linux.
3Question 3.
What tool does GDB provide for viewing the call stack?
- print
- stacktrace
- backtrace
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Think about how you look back at the function history.
4Question 4.
True or False: Valgrind can detect only memory leaks.
- True
- False
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Remember its capabilities.
Question 5.
You're running a C application that crashes with a segmentation fault. What are the steps you would take to identify and fix the issue using GDB?
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Remember to check variable values before and after breakpoints.
Question 6.
You suspect a memory leak in your program. Describe how you would use Valgrind to confirm and analyze the leak.
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Look for the summary of leaks and their locations.

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