Can I copy a string from the application to the clipboard in gdb/ddd?

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I am debugging a C++ application in ddd.

I have a ~~char * variable~~ null-terminated string which is so long that ddd truncates when displaying it. I want to examine this string in an external application, so how can I copy it to the clipboard, or otherwise export it from gdb?

EDIT: to clarify because some commentators seem confused -- this is not a clipboard API question. It seems an obvious useful feature that a debugger allow one to capture and examine arbitrary strings in a debugged program's memory. So, can it be done in gdb, and how?

On what OS? That is platform specific. C has no knowledge of the clipboard — rlam12, Mar 05 '16 at 20:28
@Olaf Ups... Honestly I read C up there, either way... That is correct. This is not related to C++. Your OS API should provide some way to access the clipboard. Again, without that piece of info no one will be able to help you — rlam12, Mar 05 '16 at 20:32
@rlam12: It is not even about programming. Just how to use gdb — too honest for this site, Mar 05 '16 at 20:34
@rlam12, any platform-specific details will be handled by gdb, if such a feature exists at all. — spraff, Mar 05 '16 at 20:46
@Olaf, yes it's about gdb. That makes it about programming. Notice that a tag exists here for gdb questions. — spraff, Mar 05 '16 at 20:46

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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I have a ~~char * variable~~ null-terminated string which is so long that ddd truncates when displaying it.

It is not ddd that truncates long string, it's gdb. By default gdb truncates all strings to 200 chars when displaying them. You can set your own limit or set it to zero to print unlimited strings like this:

(gdb) set print elements 0

Can I copy a string from the application to the clipboard in gdb/ddd?

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