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authorJohn Gilmore <gnu@cygnus>1991-09-06 06:50:40 +0000
committerJohn Gilmore <gnu@cygnus>1991-09-06 06:50:40 +0000
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* WHATS.NEW: "history write -> history save". Doc "write on/off".
(Fix from kenc@viewlogic.com.)
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@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ history size N: The size, in commands, of the command history. The
default is 256, or the value of the environment variable
HISTSIZE.
-history write on/off: If this value is set to ON, the history file will
+history save on/off: If this value is set to ON, the history file will
be saved after exiting gdb. If set to OFF, the
file will not be saved. The default is OFF.
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ print asm-demangle on/off: Same, for assembler level printouts
print vtbl on/off: Prettyprint C++ virtual function tables. Default is OFF.
+write on/off: GDB can now write to executable and core files (e.g. patch
+ a variable's value) if you turn this switch on, specify
+ the file ("exec foo" or "core foo"), then modify it, e.g.
+ by assigning a new value to a variable.
* Support for Epoch Environment.