diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/ChangeLog
index 2a8845d816b..5cebc7dbcb8 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-12-16 Mikhail Khodjaiants
+
+	Show the gdb arguments when tracing.
+
+	* src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIPlugin.java
+ 
 2003-12-16 Mikhail Khodjaiants
 
 	Fix for PR 48870: Terminate gdb if attach to process fails.
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIPlugin.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIPlugin.java
index d7effcae677..c2b458da05e 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIPlugin.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIPlugin.java
@@ -329,6 +329,16 @@ public class MIPlugin extends Plugin {
 	 * @throws IOException
 	 */
 	protected Process getGDBProcess(String[] args) throws IOException {
+		if ( getDefault().isDebugging() )
+		{
+			StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+			for ( int i = 0; i < args.length; ++i )
+			{
+				sb.append( args[i] );
+				sb.append( ' ' );
+			}
+			getDefault().debugLog( sb.toString() );
+		}
 		final Process pgdb = ProcessFactory.getFactory().exec(args);
 		Thread syncStartup = new Thread("GDB Start") {
 			public void run() {