• show all back trace in gdb:

thread apply all bt

• activate core dump (in a shell):

ulimit -c unlimited
ulimit -c 6000000

• load gdb with a core dump (in a shell):

gdb executable coredump

• walk up and down in the stack, to inspect variables in other places of the stack too, not just the current function.

up, down

* layout mode (TUI) (to see src and asm):

1. switch between mode : c-x a
2. switch between windows : c-x o
3. command line to activate mode :

  layout split
  layout src
  layout regs
  layout asm