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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2005-12-03 12:44:31 +0000
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2005-12-03 12:44:31 +0000
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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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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-12-03 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (Connecting): Explain that `monitor' is a way to
+ extend GDB with commands for external monitor.
+
2005-12-02 Andrew Stubbs <andrew.stubbs@st.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Convenience variables): Add init-if-undefined command.
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