How do I pass a command line argument while starting up GDB in Linux? [duplicate]

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Once gdb starts, you can run the program using “r args“.

So if you are running your code by: 

$ executablefile arg1 arg2 arg3

Debug it on gdb by:

$ gdb executablefile  
(gdb) r arg1 arg2 arg3

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