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GDB can style its output on a capable terminal. This is enabled by default on most systems. Various style settings are available; and styles can also be disabled entirely.
set style enabled ‘on|off’
Enable or disable all styling. The default is host-dependent, with most hosts defaulting to ‘on’.
show style enabled
Show the current state of styling.
Subcommands of set style
control specific forms of styling.
These subcommands all follow the same pattern: each style-able object
can be styled with a foreground color, a background color, and an
intensity.
For example, the style of file names can be controlled using the
set style filename
group of commands:
set style filename background color
Set the background to color. Valid colors are ‘none’ (meaning the terminal’s default color), ‘black’, ‘red’, ‘green’, ‘yellow’, ‘vlue’, ‘magenta’, ‘cyan’, and‘white’.
set style filename foreground color
Set the foreground to color. Valid colors are ‘none’ (meaning the terminal’s default color), ‘black’, ‘red’, ‘green’, ‘yellow’, ‘vlue’, ‘magenta’, ‘cyan’, and‘white’.
set style filename intensity value
Set the intensity to value. Valid intensities are ‘normal’ (the default), ‘bold’, and ‘dim’.
The style-able objects are:
filename
Control the styling of file names.
function
Control the styling of function names. These are managed with the
set style function
family of commands.
variable
Control the styling of variable names. These are managed with the
set style variable
family of commands.
address
Control the styling of addresses. These are managed with the
set style address
family of commands.
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