diff --git a/packaging/tools/taosd-dump-cfg.gdb b/packaging/tools/taosd-dump-cfg.gdb
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+# Usage:
+# sudo gdb -x ./taosd-dump-cfg.gdb
+ 
+define attach_pidof
+    if $argc != 1
+        help attach_pidof
+    else
+        shell echo -e "\
+set \$PID = "$(echo $(pidof $arg0) 0 | cut -d " " -f 1)"\n\
+if \$PID > 0\n\
+    attach "$(pidof -s $arg0)"\n\
+else\n\
+    print \"Process '"$arg0"' not found\"\n\
+end" > /tmp/gdb.pidof
+    source /tmp/gdb.pidof
+    end
+end
+ 
+document attach_pidof
+Attach to process by name
+Usage: attach_pidof PROG_NAME
+end
+ 
+set $TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_INT8      = 0
+set $TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_INT16     = 1
+set $TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_INT32     = 2
+set $TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_FLOAT     = 3
+set $TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_STRING    = 4
+set $TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_IPSTR     = 5
+set $TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_DIRECTORY = 6
+ 
+set $TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_CONFIG    = 1U
+set $TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_SHOW      = 2U
+set $TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_LOG       = 4U
+set $TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_CLIENT    = 8U
+set $TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_OPTION    = 16U
+set $TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_NOT_PRINT = 32U
+ 
+set $TSDB_CFG_PRINT_LEN = 53
+ 
+define print_blank
+  if $argc == 1
+    set $blank_len = $arg0
+    while $blank_len > 0
+      printf "%s", " "
+      set $blank_len = $blank_len - 1
+    end
+  end
+end
+ 
+define dump_cfg
+  if $argc != 1
+    help dump_cfg
+  else
+    set $blen = $TSDB_CFG_PRINT_LEN - (int)strlen($arg0.option)
+    if $blen < 0
+      $blen = 0
+    end
+    #printf "%s: %d\n", "******blen: ", $blen
+    printf "%s: ", $arg0.option
+    print_blank $blen
+     
+    if $arg0.valType == $TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_INT8
+      printf "%d\n", *((int8_t *) $arg0.ptr)
+    else
+      if $arg0.valType == $TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_INT16
+        printf "%d\n", *((int16_t *) $arg0.ptr)
+      else
+    if $arg0.valType == $TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_INT32
+        printf "%d\n", *((int32_t *) $arg0.ptr)
+    else
+      if $arg0.valType == $TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_FLOAT
+        printf "%f\n", *((float *) $arg0.ptr)
+      else
+        printf "%s\n", $arg0.ptr
+      end
+    end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+ 
+document dump_cfg
+Dump a cfg entry
+Usage: dump_cfg cfg
+end
+ 
+set pagination off
+ 
+attach_pidof taosd
+ 
+set $idx=0
+#print tsGlobalConfigNum
+#set $end=$1
+set $end=tsGlobalConfigNum
+ 
+p "*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= taos global config:"
+#while ($idx .lt. $end)
+while ($idx < $end)
+  # print tsGlobalConfig[$idx].option
+  set $cfg = tsGlobalConfig[$idx]
+  set $tsce = tscEmbedded
+#  p "1"
+  if ($tsce == 0)
+    if !($cfg.cfgType & $TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_CLIENT)
+    end
+  else
+    if $cfg.cfgType & $TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_NOT_PRINT
+    else
+      if !($cfg.cfgType & $TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_SHOW)
+      else
+    dump_cfg $cfg
+      end
+    end
+  end
+   
+  set $idx=$idx+1
+end
+ 
+set $idx=0
+ 
+p "*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= taos local config:"
+while ($idx < $end)
+  set $cfg = tsGlobalConfig[$idx]
+  set $tsce = tscEmbedded
+  if ($tsce == 0)
+    if !($cfg.cfgType & $TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_CLIENT)
+    end
+  else
+    if $cfg.cfgType & $TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_NOT_PRINT
+    else
+      if ($cfg.cfgType & $TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_SHOW)
+      else
+    dump_cfg $cfg
+      end
+    end
+  end
+   
+  set $idx=$idx+1
+end
+ 
+detach
+ 
+quit