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# gdt

## Description


Decode X86-64 GDT entries at address

See also:
* https://wiki.osdev.org/Global_Descriptor_Table
* https://wiki.osdev.org/GDT_Tutorial

Note:
In 64-bit mode, the Base and Limit values are ignored, each descriptor covers the entire linear address space regardless of what they are set to.

## Usage:


```bash
usage: gdt [-h] address [count]

```
## Positional Arguments

|Positional Argument|Help|
| :--- | :--- |
|`address`|x86-64 GDTR base address (e.g. read from sgdt instruction from [16:79] bits)|
|`count`|Number of entries to dump (should be (GDTR.size+1)/8) (default: %(default)s)|

## Optional Arguments

|Short|Long|Default|Help|
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
|`-h`|`--help`||show this help message and exit|

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