GDB Pocket Reference

Name

backtrace

set backtrace limit count
show backtrace limit
set backtrace past-main
show backtrace past-main

The first syntax limits the number of stack frames shown in a backtrace to count. The default is unlimited. The second syntax controls whether GDB shows information about frames that precede the main( ) function. Such startup code is usually not of interest, thus the default is off.