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cgdb


Information about the package, cgdb, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The cgdb package is designed for, CGDB is a curses-based interface to the GNU Debugger (GDB).


Package Name:

cgdb

Summary:

CGDB is a curses-based interface to the GNU Debugger (GDB)

Description:

CGDB is a curses-based interface to the GNU Debugger (GDB). The goal of CGDB is to be lightweight and responsive; not encumbered with unnecessary features. The interface is designed to deliver the familiar GDB text interface, with a split screen showing the source as it executes. The UI is modeled on the classic Unix text editor, vi. Those familiar with vi should feel right at home using CGDB.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

0.6.7

Release:

1.el6

Size:

136 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2



Handy Yum Commands for cgdb


Control the cgdb package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install cgdb

This command will install cgdb on the server.

yum remove cgdb

This command will un-install cgdb on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove cgdb, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove cgdb

This command will un-install cgdb on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove cgdb when using the -y flag.

yum update cgdb

This command will update cgdb to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove cgdb, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update cgdb

This command will update cgdb to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove cgdb when using the -y flag.

yum info cgdb

This command will show you core information about the cgdb package.

yum deplist cgdb

This command will show you the dependencies for cgdb. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update cgdb

This command will check if there is an update waiting on cgdb. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.