How do you start running the program over again in gdb with 'target remote'?

embedded gdb debugging
jfm3 picture jfm3 · Sep 16, 2008 · Viewed 54k times · Source

When you're doing a usual gdb session on an executable file on the same computer, you can give the run command and it will start the program over again.

When you're running gdb on an embedded system, as with the command target localhost:3210', how do you start the program over again without quitting and restarting your gdb session?

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pdileepa picture pdileepa · Mar 5, 2011

You are looking for Multi-Process Mode for gdbserver and set remote exec-file filename

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