Oct 24, 2008 · I want to print the full length of a C-string in GDB. By default it's being abbreviated, how do I force GDB to print the whole string?

Dec 8, 2025 · Debugging C/C++ programs often involves inspecting string variables to diagnose issues like incorrect formatting, truncation, or unexpected data. The GNU Debugger (GDB) is a powerful …

If GDB is printing a large string, it stops printing after it has printed the number of characters set by the set print characters command. This equally applies to multi-byte and wide character strings, that is …

When you use GDB for program debugging, you often experience printing string content. Unfortunately, by default, when the string to be displayed is longer, GDB only displays part of the string content, …

If GDB is printing a large array, it stops printing after it has printed the number of elements set by the set print elements command. This limit also applies to the display of strings.

(gdb) show print elements Limit on string chars or array elements to printis200 You can see that the default will only print200Characters. This can be verified by the previous example.

Feb 14, 2012 · In GDB, generally to print the value of the variable ,we use print or just p. But for the strings or arrays of large size , it wont print whole string or array.

Dec 3, 2025 · This blog post will guide you through **why GDB struggles with null-separated arrays** and provide **practical methods to print all values** in such arrays. Whether you’re debugging …