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<h3 class="section">23.4 Auto-loading extensions</h3>
<p><a name="index-auto_002dloading-extensions-2882"></a>
<span class="sc">gdb</span> provides two mechanisms for automatically loading extensions
when a new object file is read (for example, due to the <code>file</code>
command, or because the inferior has loaded a shared library):
<samp><var>objfile</var><span class="file">-gdb.</span><var>ext</var></samp> and the <code>.debug_gdb_scripts</code>
section of modern file formats like ELF.
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<li><a accesskey="1" href="objfile_002dgdbdotext-file.html#objfile_002dgdbdotext-file">objfile-gdb.ext file</a>: The <samp><var>objfile</var><span class="file">-gdb.</span><var>ext</var></samp> file
<li><a accesskey="2" href="dotdebug_005fgdb_005fscripts-section.html#dotdebug_005fgdb_005fscripts-section">.debug_gdb_scripts section</a>: The <code>.debug_gdb_scripts</code> section
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<p>The auto-loading feature is useful for supplying application-specific
debugging commands and features.
<p>Auto-loading can be enabled or disabled,
and the list of auto-loaded scripts can be printed.
See the &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">auto-loading</span></samp>&rsquo; section of each extension language
for more information.
For <span class="sc">gdb</span> command files see <a href="Auto_002dloading-sequences.html#Auto_002dloading-sequences">Auto-loading sequences</a>.
For Python files see <a href="Python-Auto_002dloading.html#Python-Auto_002dloading">Python Auto-loading</a>.
<p>Note that loading of this script file also requires accordingly configured
<code>auto-load safe-path</code> (see <a href="Auto_002dloading-safe-path.html#Auto_002dloading-safe-path">Auto-loading safe path</a>).
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