In GDB, how can I jump directly up to the topmost call stack frame?

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00:00 In Gdb, How Can I Jump Directly Up To The Topmost Call Stack Frame?
01:05 Accepted Answer Score 11
01:17 Answer 2 Score 29
01:34 Answer 3 Score 2
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ANSWER 1

Score 29

You can specify 'bt' with a negative number to start from topmost frame:

bt -20

You can then use 'frame' (or 'f') to directly go to the frame you wish.

ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 11

In my tests, using 'up' with a very large number resulted in the topmost frame being displayed, e.g.

(gdb) up 99999
#58 0x0000000000442fb4 in main ()

ANSWER 3

Score 2

fr 0 will take you to the top-most stack frame. fr stands for frame.