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24.12 gdb/mi Thread Commands

The -thread-info Command

Synopsis
      -thread-info
GDB command

No equivalent.

Example

N.A.

The -thread-list-all-threads Command

Synopsis
      -thread-list-all-threads
GDB Command

The equivalent GDB command is info threads.

Example

N.A.

The -thread-list-ids Command

Synopsis
      -thread-list-ids

Produces a list of the currently known GDB thread ids. At the end of the list it also prints the total number of such threads.

GDB Command

Part of info threads supplies the same information.

Example

No threads present, besides the main process:

     (gdb)
     -thread-list-ids
     ^done,thread-ids={},number-of-threads="0"
     (gdb)

Several threads:

     (gdb)
     -thread-list-ids
     ^done,thread-ids={thread-id="3",thread-id="2",thread-id="1"},
     number-of-threads="3"
     (gdb)

The -thread-select Command

Synopsis
      -thread-select threadnum

Make threadnum the current thread. It prints the number of the new current thread, and the topmost frame for that thread.

GDB Command

The corresponding GDB command is thread.

Example
     (gdb)
     -exec-next
     ^running
     (gdb)
     *stopped,reason="end-stepping-range",thread-id="2",line="187",
     file="../../../devo/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/linux-dp.c"
     (gdb)
     -thread-list-ids
     ^done,
     thread-ids={thread-id="3",thread-id="2",thread-id="1"},
     number-of-threads="3"
     (gdb)
     -thread-select 3
     ^done,new-thread-id="3",
     frame={level="0 ",func="vprintf",
     args=[{name="format",value="0x8048e9c \"%*s%c %d %c\\n\""},
     {name="arg",value="0x2"}],file="vprintf.c",line="31"}
     (gdb)