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  65. <h3 class="section">17.6 Patching Programs</h3>
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  69. <p>By default, <small>GDB</small> opens the file containing your program&rsquo;s
  70. executable code (or the corefile) read-only. This prevents accidental
  71. alterations to machine code; but it also prevents you from intentionally
  72. patching your program&rsquo;s binary.
  73. </p>
  74. <p>If you&rsquo;d like to be able to patch the binary, you can specify that
  75. explicitly with the <code>set write</code> command. For example, you might
  76. want to turn on internal debugging flags, or even to make emergency
  77. repairs.
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  80. <dd><a name="index-set-write"></a>
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  82. <dt><code>set write on</code></dt>
  83. <dt><code>set write off</code></dt>
  84. <dd><p>If you specify &lsquo;<samp>set write on</samp>&rsquo;, <small>GDB</small> opens executable and
  85. core files for both reading and writing; if you specify <kbd>set write
  86. off</kbd> (the default), <small>GDB</small> opens them read-only.
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  88. <p>If you have already loaded a file, you must load it again (using the
  89. <code>exec-file</code> or <code>core-file</code> command) after changing <code>set
  90. write</code>, for your new setting to take effect.
  91. </p>
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  93. <dt><code>show write</code></dt>
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  95. <p>Display whether executable files and core files are opened for writing
  96. as well as reading.
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