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  65. <h2 class="chapter">19 Specifying a Debugging Target</h2>
  66. <a name="index-debugging-target"></a>
  67. <p>A <em>target</em> is the execution environment occupied by your program.
  68. </p>
  69. <p>Often, <small>GDB</small> runs in the same host environment as your program;
  70. in that case, the debugging target is specified as a side effect when
  71. you use the <code>file</code> or <code>core</code> commands. When you need more
  72. flexibility&mdash;for example, running <small>GDB</small> on a physically separate
  73. host, or controlling a standalone system over a serial port or a
  74. realtime system over a TCP/IP connection&mdash;you can use the <code>target</code>
  75. command to specify one of the target types configured for <small>GDB</small>
  76. (see <a href="Target-Commands.html#Target-Commands">Commands for Managing Targets</a>).
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  78. <a name="index-target-architecture"></a>
  79. <p>It is possible to build <small>GDB</small> for several different <em>target
  80. architectures</em>. When <small>GDB</small> is built like that, you can choose
  81. one of the available architectures with the <kbd>set architecture</kbd>
  82. command.
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  85. <dd><a name="index-set-architecture"></a>
  86. <a name="index-show-architecture"></a>
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  88. <dt><code>set architecture <var>arch</var></code></dt>
  89. <dd><p>This command sets the current target architecture to <var>arch</var>. The
  90. value of <var>arch</var> can be <code>&quot;auto&quot;</code>, in addition to one of the
  91. supported architectures.
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  94. <dt><code>show architecture</code></dt>
  95. <dd><p>Show the current target architecture.
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  98. <dt><code>set processor</code></dt>
  99. <dt><code>processor</code></dt>
  100. <dd><a name="index-set-processor"></a>
  101. <a name="index-show-processor"></a>
  102. <p>These are alias commands for, respectively, <code>set architecture</code>
  103. and <code>show architecture</code>.
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  107. <tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="Active-Targets.html#Active-Targets" accesskey="1">Active Targets</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">Active targets
  108. </td></tr>
  109. <tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="Target-Commands.html#Target-Commands" accesskey="2">Target Commands</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">Commands for managing targets
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  111. <tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="Byte-Order.html#Byte-Order" accesskey="3">Byte Order</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">Choosing target byte order
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