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Settings for command gef

follow_child

Name gef.follow_child

Type bool

DefaultValue: True

Description Automatically set GDB to follow child when forking

readline_compat

Name gef.readline_compat

Type bool

DefaultValue: False

Description Workaround for readline SOH/ETX issue (SEGV)

debug

Name gef.debug

Type bool

DefaultValue: False

Description Enable debug mode for gef

autosave_breakpoints_file

Name gef.autosave_breakpoints_file

Type str

DefaultValue: ``

Description Automatically save and restore breakpoints

disable_target_remote_overwrite

Name gef.disable_target_remote_overwrite

Type bool

DefaultValue: False

Description Disable the overwrite of target remote

extra_plugins_dir

Name gef.extra_plugins_dir

Type str

DefaultValue: ``

Description Autoload additional GEF commands from external directory

disable_color

Name gef.disable_color

Type bool

DefaultValue: True

Description Disable all colors in GEF

tempdir

Name gef.tempdir

Type Path

DefaultValue: /tmp/gef

Description Directory to use for temporary/cache content

show_deprecation_warnings

Name gef.show_deprecation_warnings

Type bool

DefaultValue: True

Description Toggle the display of the deprecated warnings

buffer

Name gef.buffer

Type bool

DefaultValue: True

Description Internally buffer command output until completion

bruteforce_main_arena

Name gef.bruteforce_main_arena

Type bool

DefaultValue: False

Description Allow bruteforcing main_arena symbol if everything else fails

libc_version

Name gef.libc_version

Type str

DefaultValue: ``

Description Specify libc version when auto-detection fails

main_arena_offset

Name gef.main_arena_offset

Type str

DefaultValue: ``

Description Offset from libc base address to main_arena symbol (int or hex). Set to empty string to disable.

propagate_debug_exception

Name gef.propagate_debug_exception

Type bool

DefaultValue: False

Description If true, when debug mode is enabled, Python exceptions will be propagated all the way.