As others mentions the tui mode is very nice. Important thing to learn about using gdb is to write your .gdbinit file before running gdb. Write the commands lik

As others mentions the tui mode is very nice. Important thing to learn about using gdb is to write your .gdbinit file before running gdb. Write the commands like 'file <your-exe>', 'break <your-src>:<line-number>', 'catch throw', etc. and then run gdb. What I usually do when I need to set a breakpoint in a new place is I quit gdb, edit .gdbinit and start again. This way all breakpoints are always saved. gdb is better then most people think.