capture gdb output

[Andrew Cagney]

"Michael S. Miles" wrote:
> 
> Nicolas,
> 
> > > I need to be able to capture all the output from my gdb session
> > into some
> > > type of log file.  It seems like this is a feature that would definitely
> > > exist, but I have been searching the sources and documentation for any
> > > mention of this capability with no luck.
> >
> 
> > Isn't sufficient to use  "gdb ... 2>&1 | tee log.txt" ?
> 
> I just tried this and it works great!  My colleagues and I thank you so
> much!
> 
> I would still be interested in whether there is a function in gdb to open or
> close a log file during a session?

It is certainly listed in the TODO file:

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Add a transcript mechanism to GDB.

Such a mechanism might log all gdb input and output to a file in a
form that would allow it to be replayed.  It could involve ``gdb
--transcript=FILE'' or it could involve ``(gdb) transcript file''.

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	Andrew