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<h2 class="chapter">2 Getting In and Out of <span class="sc">gdb</span></h2>
<p>This chapter discusses how to start <span class="sc">gdb</span>, and how to get out of it.
The essentials are:
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<li>type &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">gdb</span></samp>&rsquo; to start <span class="sc">gdb</span>.
<li>type <kbd>quit</kbd> or <kbd>Ctrl-d</kbd> to exit.
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<li><a accesskey="1" href="Invoking-GDB.html#Invoking-GDB">Invoking GDB</a>: How to start <span class="sc">gdb</span>
<li><a accesskey="2" href="Quitting-GDB.html#Quitting-GDB">Quitting GDB</a>: How to quit <span class="sc">gdb</span>
<li><a accesskey="3" href="Shell-Commands.html#Shell-Commands">Shell Commands</a>: How to use shell commands inside <span class="sc">gdb</span>
<li><a accesskey="4" href="Logging-Output.html#Logging-Output">Logging Output</a>: How to log <span class="sc">gdb</span>'s output to a file
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