GDB and Vim

Daniel Steinberg has a concise blog post on GDB integration in VIM. Here’s a condensed version:

• Activate with :packadd termdebug
• Start with :Termdebug [path/to/executable]
• Create breakpoints, by :Break on the desired line in vim (:Clear to remove)
• :Run [args] to start the program
• There is :Step, :Over,:Finish,:Continue,:Stop, … to go through the execution. There are even clickable buttons on the top of the window.
• Mouse-over an expression to see its value (or use K to show as message)

Not related to vim: set print pretty on makes printing more readable (but less compact).