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| author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> | 2005-12-03 12:44:31 +0000 |
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| committer | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> | 2005-12-03 12:44:31 +0000 |
| commit | fad38dfad41ef8f68b64ce54e9699b6ba75e9090 (patch) | |
| tree | ab2c0db3d18a282b6c3acbb823db8049f4c16698 /gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | |
| parent | 9d4b91f99ef73e4743abe8d324dcd5eb9d9101d4 (diff) | |
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* gdb.texinfo (Connecting): Explain that `monitor' is a way to
extend GDB with commands for external monitor.
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 2eb1dd8..5b21767 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -11966,10 +11966,15 @@ the @code{disconnect} command, @value{GDBN} is again free to connect to another target. @cindex send command to remote monitor +@cindex extend @value{GDBN} for remote targets +@cindex add new commands for external monitor @kindex monitor @item monitor @var{cmd} -This command allows you to send commands directly to the remote -monitor. +This command allows you to send arbitrary commands directly to the +remote monitor. Since @value{GDBN} doesn't care about the commands it +sends like this, this command is the way to extend @value{GDBN}---you +can add new commands that only the external monitor will understand +and implement. @end table @node Server |