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  63. <a name="Automatically-loading-associated-files"></a>
  64. <h3 class="section">22.8 Automatically loading associated files</h3>
  65. <a name="index-auto_002dloading"></a>
  66. <p><small>GDB</small> sometimes reads files with commands and settings automatically,
  67. without being explicitly told so by the user. We call this feature
  68. <em>auto-loading</em>. While auto-loading is useful for automatically adapting
  69. <small>GDB</small> to the needs of your project, it can sometimes produce unexpected
  70. results or introduce security risks (e.g., if the file comes from untrusted
  71. sources).
  72. </p>
  73. <table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0">
  74. <tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="Init-File-in-the-Current-Directory.html#Init-File-in-the-Current-Directory" accesskey="1">Init File in the Current Directory</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">&lsquo;<samp>set/show/info auto-load local-gdbinit</samp>&rsquo;
  75. </td></tr>
  76. <tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="libthread_005fdb_002eso_002e1-file.html#libthread_005fdb_002eso_002e1-file" accesskey="2">libthread_db.so.1 file</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">&lsquo;<samp>set/show/info auto-load libthread-db</samp>&rsquo;
  77. </td></tr>
  78. <tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
  79. </pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="Auto_002dloading-safe-path.html#Auto_002dloading-safe-path" accesskey="3">Auto-loading safe path</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">&lsquo;<samp>set/show/info auto-load safe-path</samp>&rsquo;
  80. </td></tr>
  81. <tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="Auto_002dloading-verbose-mode.html#Auto_002dloading-verbose-mode" accesskey="4">Auto-loading verbose mode</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">&lsquo;<samp>set/show debug auto-load</samp>&rsquo;
  82. </td></tr>
  83. </table>
  84. <p>There are various kinds of files <small>GDB</small> can automatically load.
  85. In addition to these files, <small>GDB</small> supports auto-loading code written
  86. in various extension languages. See <a href="Auto_002dloading-extensions.html#Auto_002dloading-extensions">Auto-loading extensions</a>.
  87. </p>
  88. <p>Note that loading of these associated files (including the local <samp>.gdbinit</samp>
  89. file) requires accordingly configured <code>auto-load safe-path</code>
  90. (see <a href="Auto_002dloading-safe-path.html#Auto_002dloading-safe-path">Auto-loading safe path</a>).
  91. </p>
  92. <p>For these reasons, <small>GDB</small> includes commands and options to let you
  93. control when to auto-load files and which files should be auto-loaded.
  94. </p>
  95. <dl compact="compact">
  96. <dd><a name="set-auto_002dload-off"></a><a name="index-set-auto_002dload-off"></a>
  97. </dd>
  98. <dt><code>set auto-load off</code></dt>
  99. <dd><p>Globally disable loading of all auto-loaded files.
  100. You may want to use this command with the &lsquo;<samp>-iex</samp>&rsquo; option
  101. (see <a href="Startup.html#Option-_002dinit_002deval_002dcommand">Option -init-eval-command</a>) such as:
  102. </p><div class="smallexample">
  103. <pre class="smallexample">$ <kbd>gdb -iex &quot;set auto-load off&quot; untrusted-executable corefile</kbd>
  104. </pre></div>
  105. <p>Be aware that system init file (see <a href="System_002dwide-configuration.html#System_002dwide-configuration">System-wide configuration</a>)
  106. and init files from your home directory (see <a href="Startup.html#Home-Directory-Init-File">Home Directory Init File</a>)
  107. still get read (as they come from generally trusted directories).
  108. To prevent <small>GDB</small> from auto-loading even those init files, use the
  109. <samp>-nx</samp> option (see <a href="Mode-Options.html#Mode-Options">Mode Options</a>), in addition to
  110. <code>set auto-load no</code>.
  111. </p>
  112. <a name="show-auto_002dload"></a><a name="index-show-auto_002dload"></a>
  113. </dd>
  114. <dt><code>show auto-load</code></dt>
  115. <dd><p>Show whether auto-loading of each specific &lsquo;<samp>auto-load</samp>&rsquo; file(s) is enabled
  116. or disabled.
  117. </p>
  118. <div class="smallexample">
  119. <pre class="smallexample">(gdb) show auto-load
  120. gdb-scripts: Auto-loading of canned sequences of commands scripts is on.
  121. libthread-db: Auto-loading of inferior specific libthread_db is on.
  122. local-gdbinit: Auto-loading of .gdbinit script from current directory
  123. is on.
  124. python-scripts: Auto-loading of Python scripts is on.
  125. safe-path: List of directories from which it is safe to auto-load files
  126. is $debugdir:$datadir/auto-load.
  127. scripts-directory: List of directories from which to load auto-loaded scripts
  128. is $debugdir:$datadir/auto-load.
  129. </pre></div>
  130. <a name="info-auto_002dload"></a><a name="index-info-auto_002dload"></a>
  131. </dd>
  132. <dt><code>info auto-load</code></dt>
  133. <dd><p>Print whether each specific &lsquo;<samp>auto-load</samp>&rsquo; file(s) have been auto-loaded or
  134. not.
  135. </p>
  136. <div class="smallexample">
  137. <pre class="smallexample">(gdb) info auto-load
  138. gdb-scripts:
  139. Loaded Script
  140. Yes /home/user/gdb/gdb-gdb.gdb
  141. libthread-db: No auto-loaded libthread-db.
  142. local-gdbinit: Local .gdbinit file &quot;/home/user/gdb/.gdbinit&quot; has been
  143. loaded.
  144. python-scripts:
  145. Loaded Script
  146. Yes /home/user/gdb/gdb-gdb.py
  147. </pre></div>
  148. </dd>
  149. </dl>
  150. <p>These are <small>GDB</small> control commands for the auto-loading:
  151. </p>
  152. <table>
  153. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="#set-auto_002dload-off">set auto-load off</a>.</td><td width="50%">Disable auto-loading globally.</td></tr>
  154. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="#show-auto_002dload">show auto-load</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show setting of all kinds of files.</td></tr>
  155. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="#info-auto_002dload">info auto-load</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show state of all kinds of files.</td></tr>
  156. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Auto_002dloading-sequences.html#set-auto_002dload-gdb_002dscripts">set auto-load gdb-scripts</a>.</td><td width="50%">Control for <small>GDB</small> command scripts.</td></tr>
  157. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Auto_002dloading-sequences.html#show-auto_002dload-gdb_002dscripts">show auto-load gdb-scripts</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show setting of <small>GDB</small> command scripts.</td></tr>
  158. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Auto_002dloading-sequences.html#info-auto_002dload-gdb_002dscripts">info auto-load gdb-scripts</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show state of <small>GDB</small> command scripts.</td></tr>
  159. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Python-Auto_002dloading.html#set-auto_002dload-python_002dscripts">set auto-load python-scripts</a>.</td><td width="50%">Control for <small>GDB</small> Python scripts.</td></tr>
  160. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Python-Auto_002dloading.html#show-auto_002dload-python_002dscripts">show auto-load python-scripts</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show setting of <small>GDB</small> Python scripts.</td></tr>
  161. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Python-Auto_002dloading.html#info-auto_002dload-python_002dscripts">info auto-load python-scripts</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show state of <small>GDB</small> Python scripts.</td></tr>
  162. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Guile-Auto_002dloading.html#set-auto_002dload-guile_002dscripts">set auto-load guile-scripts</a>.</td><td width="50%">Control for <small>GDB</small> Guile scripts.</td></tr>
  163. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Guile-Auto_002dloading.html#show-auto_002dload-guile_002dscripts">show auto-load guile-scripts</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show setting of <small>GDB</small> Guile scripts.</td></tr>
  164. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Guile-Auto_002dloading.html#info-auto_002dload-guile_002dscripts">info auto-load guile-scripts</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show state of <small>GDB</small> Guile scripts.</td></tr>
  165. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="objfile_002dgdbdotext-file.html#set-auto_002dload-scripts_002ddirectory">set auto-load scripts-directory</a>.</td><td width="50%">Control for <small>GDB</small> auto-loaded scripts location.</td></tr>
  166. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="objfile_002dgdbdotext-file.html#show-auto_002dload-scripts_002ddirectory">show auto-load scripts-directory</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show <small>GDB</small> auto-loaded scripts location.</td></tr>
  167. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="objfile_002dgdbdotext-file.html#add_002dauto_002dload_002dscripts_002ddirectory">add-auto-load-scripts-directory</a>.</td><td width="50%">Add directory for auto-loaded scripts location list.</td></tr>
  168. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Init-File-in-the-Current-Directory.html#set-auto_002dload-local_002dgdbinit">set auto-load local-gdbinit</a>.</td><td width="50%">Control for init file in the current directory.</td></tr>
  169. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Init-File-in-the-Current-Directory.html#show-auto_002dload-local_002dgdbinit">show auto-load local-gdbinit</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show setting of init file in the current directory.</td></tr>
  170. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Init-File-in-the-Current-Directory.html#info-auto_002dload-local_002dgdbinit">info auto-load local-gdbinit</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show state of init file in the current directory.</td></tr>
  171. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="libthread_005fdb_002eso_002e1-file.html#set-auto_002dload-libthread_002ddb">set auto-load libthread-db</a>.</td><td width="50%">Control for thread debugging library.</td></tr>
  172. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="libthread_005fdb_002eso_002e1-file.html#show-auto_002dload-libthread_002ddb">show auto-load libthread-db</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show setting of thread debugging library.</td></tr>
  173. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="libthread_005fdb_002eso_002e1-file.html#info-auto_002dload-libthread_002ddb">info auto-load libthread-db</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show state of thread debugging library.</td></tr>
  174. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Auto_002dloading-safe-path.html#set-auto_002dload-safe_002dpath">set auto-load safe-path</a>.</td><td width="50%">Control directories trusted for automatic loading.</td></tr>
  175. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Auto_002dloading-safe-path.html#show-auto_002dload-safe_002dpath">show auto-load safe-path</a>.</td><td width="50%">Show directories trusted for automatic loading.</td></tr>
  176. <tr><td width="50%">See <a href="Auto_002dloading-safe-path.html#add_002dauto_002dload_002dsafe_002dpath">add-auto-load-safe-path</a>.</td><td width="50%">Add directory trusted for automatic loading.</td></tr>
  177. </table>
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