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<h3 class="section">2.4 Logging Output</h3>
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<p>You may want to save the output of <small>GDB</small> commands to a file.
There are several commands to control <small>GDB</small>’s logging.
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<dd><a name="index-set-logging"></a>
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<dt><code>set logging on</code></dt>
<dd><p>Enable logging.
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<dt><code>set logging off</code></dt>
<dd><p>Disable logging.
<a name="index-logging-file-name"></a>
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<dt><code>set logging file <var>file</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Change the name of the current logfile. The default logfile is <samp>gdb.txt</samp>.
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<dt><code>set logging overwrite [on|off]</code></dt>
<dd><p>By default, <small>GDB</small> will append to the logfile. Set <code>overwrite</code> if
you want <code>set logging on</code> to overwrite the logfile instead.
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<dt><code>set logging redirect [on|off]</code></dt>
<dd><p>By default, <small>GDB</small> output will go to both the terminal and the logfile.
Set <code>redirect</code> if you want output to go only to the log file.
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<dt><code>set logging debugredirect [on|off]</code></dt>
<dd><p>By default, <small>GDB</small> debug output will go to both the terminal and the logfile.
Set <code>debugredirect</code> if you want debug output to go only to the log file.
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<dt><code>show logging</code></dt>
<dd><p>Show the current values of the logging settings.
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<p>You can also redirect the output of a <small>GDB</small> command to a
shell command. See <a href="Shell-Commands.html#pipe">pipe</a>.
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