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<h3 class="section">17.6 Patching Programs</h3>

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<p>By default, <small>GDB</small> opens the file containing your program&rsquo;s
executable code (or the corefile) read-only.  This prevents accidental
alterations to machine code; but it also prevents you from intentionally
patching your program&rsquo;s binary.
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<p>If you&rsquo;d like to be able to patch the binary, you can specify that
explicitly with the <code>set write</code> command.  For example, you might
want to turn on internal debugging flags, or even to make emergency
repairs.
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<dt><code>set write on</code></dt>
<dt><code>set write off</code></dt>
<dd><p>If you specify &lsquo;<samp>set write on</samp>&rsquo;, <small>GDB</small> opens executable and
core files for both reading and writing; if you specify <kbd>set write
off</kbd> (the default), <small>GDB</small> opens them read-only.
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<p>If you have already loaded a file, you must load it again (using the
<code>exec-file</code> or <code>core-file</code> command) after changing <code>set
write</code>, for your new setting to take effect.
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<dt><code>show write</code></dt>
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<p>Display whether executable files and core files are opened for writing
as well as reading.
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