diff --git a/garlic/stages/pgdb.nix b/garlic/stages/pgdb.nix
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+{
+  stdenv
+, bash
+, screen
+, gdb
+}:
+
+{
+  program
+, gdbArgs ? "-ex run"
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "pgdb";
+  preferLocalBuild = true;
+  phases = [ "installPhase" ];
+  installPhase = ''
+    cat > $out <<EOF
+    #!/bin/sh
+    
+    exec ${screen}/bin/screen -D -m \
+      ${gdb}/bin/gdb \
+      -ex 'set pagination off' \
+      ${gdbArgs} \
+      --args ${program} \$@
+
+    EOF
+    chmod +x $out
+  '';
+}