Inspecting Assembly

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Command	Description
gdb `executable`	starts executable
`layout asm`	prints Assembly codes
CTRL+L	reformats terminal
`b function_name`	sets a breakpoint at function_name
`b *0x555555555712`	sets a breakpoint at specified address
`run 1 (phase number)`	run with input
`x/x $register`	prints register in hex
`x/s $register`	prints register in string
`si`	step instruction
`ni`	next instruction
`finish`	finishes current steps and go to next instruction
`x/d $register`	prints register in digit
`break main`	sets a breakpoint at the start of the main function.
`run`	restarts the program when stopped in mid-execution.
`next`	runs until the next source line is reached.
`where`	returns a function call trace of how you got to this point and shows line numbers inside files.
`list`	prints surrounding code.
`cont`	continues execution from the current location.
`quit`	quits gdb
`"%d %[^\n]"`	integer + string
`layout regs`	layout all registers
`disas function`	jump to that function
`x/1gx $rsp`	print word from $rsp
`x/32xb $rsp`	print 32 bytes from memory address inside $rsp

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