GDB: Ctrl+C doesn't interrupt process as it usually does but rather terminates the program

Question

Normally when you run a program through GDB you can press Ctrl+C to interrupt it, e.g. if it gets stuck in an infinite loop and you want to get a backtrace.

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Answer 1

You can change GDB's input/output target using the following command:

gdb -tty = /dev/tty1