diff --git a/.config/gdb/gdbearlyinit b/.config/gdb/gdbearlyinit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b73aa96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/gdb/gdbearlyinit
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+set startup-quietly on
diff --git a/.config/gdb/gdbinit b/.config/gdb/gdbinit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ec9499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/gdb/gdbinit
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# History
+set history save on
+set history filename ~/.local/share/gdb/gdb_history
+set history size unlimited
+set history remove-duplicates 1
+
+set logging file gdb.log
+# set trace-commands on
+# set logging enabled on
+
+# same instruction format as Ghidra uses
+set disassembly-flavor intel
+
+set print pretty on
+set print array on