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 · In this blog, we’ll explore why GDB truncates strings, and detail **four methods** to print the full value of a long C-string. Whether you need a one-time fix or a persistent solution, …

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 …

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

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 …

When you use GDB for program debugging, you often experience printing string content. Unfortunately, by default, when the string to be displayed is longer, GDB only displays part of …

Expressions print and many other GDB commands accept an expression and compute its value. Any kind of constant, variable or operator defined by the programming language you are using …

Then you can determine the name and source file location of the variable where it points, using `p/a pointer'. This interprets the address in symbolic form. For example, here GDB shows that …