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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2013-07-06 07:28:24 +0000
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2013-07-06 07:28:24 +0000
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Rearrange --help output.
* main.c (print_gdb_help): Regroup options in the --help text. See http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2013-04/msg00362.html for the relevant discussions.
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diff --git a/gdb/main.c b/gdb/main.c
index a0930ee..440094e 100644
--- a/gdb/main.c
+++ b/gdb/main.c
@@ -1083,59 +1083,48 @@ print_gdb_help (struct ui_file *stream)
get_init_files (&system_gdbinit, &home_gdbinit, &local_gdbinit);
+ /* Note: The options in the list below are only approximately sorted
+ in the alphabetical order, so as to group closely related options
+ together. */
fputs_unfiltered (_("\
This is the GNU debugger. Usage:\n\n\
gdb [options] [executable-file [core-file or process-id]]\n\
gdb [options] --args executable-file [inferior-arguments ...]\n\n\
-Options:\n\n\
"), stream);
fputs_unfiltered (_("\
+Selection of debuggee and its files:\n\n\
--args Arguments after executable-file are passed to inferior\n\
+ --core=COREFILE Analyze the core dump COREFILE.\n\
+ --exec=EXECFILE Use EXECFILE as the executable.\n\
+ --pid=PID Attach to running process PID.\n\
+ --directory=DIR Search for source files in DIR.\n\
+ --se=FILE Use FILE as symbol file and executable file.\n\
+ --symbols=SYMFILE Read symbols from SYMFILE.\n\
+ --readnow Fully read symbol files on first access.\n\
+ --write Set writing into executable and core files.\n\n\
"), stream);
fputs_unfiltered (_("\
- -b BAUDRATE Set serial port baud rate used for remote debugging.\n\
- --batch Exit after processing options.\n\
- --batch-silent As for --batch, but suppress all gdb stdout output.\n\
- --return-child-result\n\
- GDB exit code will be the child's exit code.\n\
- --cd=DIR Change current directory to DIR.\n\
+Initial commands and command files:\n\n\
--command=FILE, -x Execute GDB commands from FILE.\n\
+ --init-command=FILE, -ix\n\
+ Like -x but execute commands before loading inferior.\n\
--eval-command=COMMAND, -ex\n\
Execute a single GDB command.\n\
May be used multiple times and in conjunction\n\
with --command.\n\
- --init-command=FILE, -ix Like -x but execute it before loading inferior.\n\
- --init-eval-command=COMMAND, -iex Like -ex but before loading inferior.\n\
- --core=COREFILE Analyze the core dump COREFILE.\n\
- --pid=PID Attach to running process PID.\n\
+ --init-eval-command=COMMAND, -iex\n\
+ Like -ex but before loading inferior.\n\
+ --nh Do not read ~/.gdbinit.\n\
+ --nx Do not read any .gdbinit files in any directory.\n\n\
"), stream);
fputs_unfiltered (_("\
- --dbx DBX compatibility mode.\n\
- --directory=DIR Search for source files in DIR.\n\
- --exec=EXECFILE Use EXECFILE as the executable.\n\
+Output and user interface control:\n\n\
--fullname Output information used by emacs-GDB interface.\n\
- --help Print this message.\n\
-"), stream);
- fputs_unfiltered (_("\
--interpreter=INTERP\n\
Select a specific interpreter / user interface\n\
-"), stream);
- fputs_unfiltered (_("\
- -l TIMEOUT Set timeout in seconds for remote debugging.\n\
- --nw Do not use a window interface.\n\
- --nx Do not read any "), stream);
- fputs_unfiltered (gdbinit, stream);
- fputs_unfiltered (_(" files.\n\
- --nh Do not read "), stream);
- fputs_unfiltered (gdbinit, stream);
- fputs_unfiltered (_(" file from home directory.\n\
- --quiet Do not print version number on startup.\n\
- --readnow Fully read symbol files on first access.\n\
-"), stream);
- fputs_unfiltered (_("\
- --se=FILE Use FILE as symbol file and executable file.\n\
- --symbols=SYMFILE Read symbols from SYMFILE.\n\
--tty=TTY Use TTY for input/output by the program being debugged.\n\
+ -w Use the GUI interface.\n\
+ --nw Do not use the GUI interface.\n\
"), stream);
#if defined(TUI)
fputs_unfiltered (_("\
@@ -1143,11 +1132,24 @@ Options:\n\n\
"), stream);
#endif
fputs_unfiltered (_("\
- --version Print version information and then exit.\n\
- --configuration Print details about GDB configuration and then exit.\n\
- -w Use a window interface.\n\
- --write Set writing into executable and core files.\n\
+ --dbx DBX compatibility mode.\n\
--xdb XDB compatibility mode.\n\
+ --quiet Do not print version number on startup.\n\n\
+"), stream);
+ fputs_unfiltered (_("\
+Operating modes:\n\n\
+ --batch Exit after processing options.\n\
+ --batch-silent Like --batch, but suppress all gdb stdout output.\n\
+ --return-child-result\n\
+ GDB exit code will be the child's exit code.\n\
+ --configuration Print details about GDB configuration and then exit.\n\
+ --help Print this message and then exit.\n\
+ --version Print version information and then exit.\n\n\
+Remote debugging options:\n\n\
+ -b BAUDRATE Set serial port baud rate used for remote debugging.\n\
+ -l TIMEOUT Set timeout in seconds for remote debugging.\n\n\
+Other options:\n\n\
+ --cd=DIR Change current directory to DIR.\n\
"), stream);
fputs_unfiltered (_("\n\
At startup, GDB reads the following init files and executes their commands:\n\