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'''gdbserver''' is a computer program that allows to remotely [[Debugging|debug]] other programs<ref>[http://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/Manuals/gdb-5.1.1/html_node/gdb_130.html GDB Manual]</ref>. It runs in the system with the program to be debugged and allows the [[GNU Debugger]] to connect from a different system.

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== Alternatives ==

A different technique to remotely debug programs is to use a ''remote stub''<ref>[http://davis.lbl.gov/Manuals/GDB/gdb_17.html#SEC140 Debugging with GDB]</ref>.{{clarifyClarify|date=February 2010}}

The program to debug is linked with a few special-purpose subroutines that implement the GDB remote serial protocol. The file containing these subroutines is called a debugging stub.