Hi Please find attached updated patch. In This patch Default location of History file has been changed to user home directory (~/.gdb_history). 2013-05-15 Muhammad Bilal PR gdb/15224 * top.c (init_history): Change the default history filename to ~/.gdb_history. * NEWS: Updated. 2013-05-15 Muhammad Bilal PR gdb/15224 * gdb.base/default.exp: Test default history filename Path. 2013-05-15 Muhammad Bilal PR gdb/15224 * gdb.texinfo (Command History): Change the default history filename to ~/.gdb_history. Thanks, -Bilal