CS 241 - Systems Programming

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Debugging

gdb - Gnu DeBugger
ddd - front end to gdb
lldb - LLVM debugger
valgrind - memory checker (access and leaks)

Code browsing

Both of these can be incorporated into Vim or Emacs.

cscope
exuberant ctags

Useful links

There is quite a bit of useful information on C, C++, Unix, and shell scripting available online. If you find something interesting, let me know and I'll add it here. Most of these links have been recommended by past students.

Frequently used or multi-area

Unix Programming Tools

C Programming

C++ Programming

GDB/DDD and debugging

GDB to LLDB command map
LLDB Tutorial
Guide to Faster, Less Frustrating Debugging
Debugging "C" And "C++" Programs Using "gdb"
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~benjasik/gdb/gdbtut.html
DDD Manual - a graphical front end to GDB
Norm Matloff's DDD Tutorial

Makefiles

Unix

Unix Help from the University of Edinburough
Linux Tutorial for Beginners
Tia Newall's useful Unix commands
The Unix Haters Handbook
Bandit an interactive game to teach shell tools
Fish shell - a command line shell for the 90s

Shell Scripting

Shell Script analyzer/checking
ExplainShell.com - explains a shell command and options
Steve's Bourne / Bash shell scripting tutorial
Regular Expressions Cheat Sheet
sed - An Introduction and Tutorial
Various Unix tool quick references
Sed Debugger

Regular Expressions

http://www.regexper.com/ RegExp boxcar visualizer
http://www.regextester.com/ Includes substitutions
https://www.debuggex.com/ Visualize with cursor positions
http://regexpal.com/ highlights matches in text

Version Control

Git Reference
Git Immersion - a guided tour through git
Git Documentation, Git Videos, and Github training videos
A Successful git Branching Model

Humor