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+###################################################################
+######################                #############################
+###			GDB COMMANDS				###
+######################                #############################
+###################################################################
+
+1. QEMU CONFIGURATION
+
+	qemu must be started with "-s" option
+	(shorthand for "-gdb tcp::1234")
+
+
+2. GDB PART - CONNECTION
+	- source gdbscript 
+		(if a gdbscript is created, which contains
+		add-symbol-file commandos)
+
+	- target remote localhost:1234
+
+
+3. BREAKPOINTS
+
+	- b CoreHandleProtocol | or OutputString
+
+
+4. INFORMATION
+
+	- info 
+		files		|| get Entry point + sections
+		address SYM
+		all-registers	|| all registers & their contents
+		args		|| Argument variables of current stack frame
+		breakpoints
+		files		|| Names of targets & files being debugged
+		functions	|| all function names
+		locals		|| local variables of current stack frame
+		variables	|| all gloabl & static variables
+
+5. CONTROL FLOW
+
+	- c
+	- bt			|| print back_trace of all stack frames
+	- stop			|| stop program until it reaches a different source line
+
+6. FILES (perhaps not applicable when debugging with QEMU)
+
+	- file MemtestEfi.efi	|| load file   ...no debugging symbols found...done
+	- file			|| unload files
+
+7. LIST
+
+	- list			|| list specified function or line