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author | Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> | 2011-05-11 23:38:44 +0000 |
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committer | Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> | 2011-05-11 23:38:44 +0000 |
commit | cc88a640ca1d0356c5feb40bb48869bab5a2bdce (patch) | |
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Imported readline 6.2, and upstream patch 001.
[patch 0/3] readline-6.2 rebase
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-05/msg00003.html
[patch 1/3] readline-6.2: Merge of already posted patches
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-05/msg00004.html
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[Bug-readline] [RFC/readline] bind.c, rl_function_dumper, Free allocated
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2011-03/msg00000.html
[Bug-readline] [patch] Fix underquotation in readline/examples/rlfe/conf
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2011-04/msg00001.html
[Bug-readline] [patch] Makefile.in htm<->html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2011-04/msg00002.html
Re: [Bug-readline] [patch] Makefile.in dependency: callback.o: xmalloc.h
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2011-04/msg00004.html
[Bug-readline] [patch] Remove . from the VPATH directive
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2011-04/msg00005.html
Eli Zaretskii's __MSDOS__ / __GO32__ / __MINGW32__ / __DJGPP__ stuff:
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb/2011-04/msg00002.html
Jan Kratochvil's patch for FSF GDB tree local-specific changes:
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb/2011-04/msg00006.html
Preservation of existing ChangeLog.gdb files, their updates.
[patch 2/3] readline-6.2: Workaround "ask" regression
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-05/msg00005.html
[patch 3/3] readline-6.2: Revert 5.x compat., apply 6.x compat.
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-05/msg00006.html
[patch 4/3] readline-6.2: Substitute inc-hist.texinfo
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-05/msg00010.html
readline/
Workaround gdb.base/completion.exp regression on readline-6.2.
* complete.c (get_y_or_n): Disable the return on RL_STATE_CALLBACK.
Imported readline 6.2, and upstream patch 001.
* configure: Regenerate.
readline/doc/
* hsuser.texi (Using History Interactively): Disable !BashFeatures
@defcodeindex. Make the `Programming with GNU History' reference
external.
* inc-hist.texinfo: Remove.
Imported readline 6.2, and upstream patch 001.
readline/examples/
Imported readline 6.2, and upstream patch 001.
readline/examples/rlfe/
Imported readline 6.2, and upstream patch 001.
gdb/
* config.in: Regenerate.
* configure: Regenerate.
* configure.ac <--with-system-readline> (for readline_echoing_p):
Remove the test.
* tui/tui-io.c (tui_old_readline_echoing_p): Rename to ...
(tui_old_rl_echoing_p): ... here.
(tui_setup_io): Rename extern declaration readline_echoing_p to
_rl_echoing_p. Adjust assignments for the both renames.
gdb/doc/
* Makefile.in (GDB_DOC_SOURCE_INCLUDES): Rename inc-hist.texinfo to
hsuser.texi.
* gdb.texinfo <!SYSTEM_READLINE>: Rename inc-hist.texinfo inclusion and
comment to hsuser.texi. Change rluser.texi name in the comment.
Diffstat (limited to 'readline/doc/hsuser.texi')
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1 files changed, 27 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/readline/doc/hsuser.texi b/readline/doc/hsuser.texi index 6c89183..9aa6c35 100644 --- a/readline/doc/hsuser.texi +++ b/readline/doc/hsuser.texi @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ @ignore This file documents the user interface to the GNU History library. -Copyright (C) 1988-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright (C) 1988--2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Authored by Brian Fox and Chet Ramey. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual @@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions. @node Using History Interactively @chapter Using History Interactively -@ifclear BashFeatures -@defcodeindex bt -@end ifclear +@c GDB bundling modification: +@c @ifclear BashFeatures +@c @defcodeindex bt +@c @end ifclear @ifset BashFeatures This chapter describes how to use the @sc{gnu} History Library @@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ see the @sc{gnu} Readline Library Manual. This chapter describes how to use the @sc{gnu} History Library interactively, from a user's standpoint. It should be considered a user's guide. For information on using the @sc{gnu} History Library in your own programs, -@pxref{Programming with GNU History}. +@c GDB bundling modification: +@pxref{Programming with GNU History, , , history, GNU History Library}. @end ifclear @ifset BashFeatures @@ -97,7 +99,11 @@ to contain no more than @env{$HISTFILESIZE} lines. If @env{HISTFILESIZE} is not set, no truncation is performed. If the @env{HISTTIMEFORMAT} is set, the time stamp information -associated with each history entry is written to the history file. +associated with each history entry is written to the history file, +marked with the history comment character. +When the history file is read, lines beginning with the history +comment character followed immediately by a digit are interpreted +as timestamps for the previous history line. The builtin command @code{fc} may be used to list or edit and re-execute a portion of the history list. @@ -133,7 +139,7 @@ history list and history file. @item fc @btindex fc @example -@code{fc [-e @var{ename}] [-nlr] [@var{first}] [@var{last}]} +@code{fc [-e @var{ename}] [-lnr] [@var{first}] [@var{last}]} @code{fc -s [@var{pat}=@var{rep}] [@var{command}]} @end example @@ -277,7 +283,10 @@ them, so that they are available for subsequent recall. This is most useful in conjunction with Readline. The shell allows control of the various characters used by the -history expansion mechanism with the @code{histchars} variable. +history expansion mechanism with the @code{histchars} variable, +as explained above (@pxref{Bash Variables}). The shell uses +the history comment character to mark history timestamps when +writing the history file. @end ifset @menu @@ -292,6 +301,8 @@ history expansion mechanism with the @code{histchars} variable. An event designator is a reference to a command line entry in the history list. +Unless the reference is absolute, events are relative to the current +position in the history list. @cindex history events @table @asis @@ -317,10 +328,15 @@ Refer to the command @var{n} lines back. Refer to the previous command. This is a synonym for @samp{!-1}. @item @code{!@var{string}} -Refer to the most recent command starting with @var{string}. +Refer to the most recent command +preceding the current position in the history list +starting with @var{string}. @item @code{!?@var{string}[?]} -Refer to the most recent command containing @var{string}. The trailing +Refer to the most recent command +preceding the current position in the history list +containing @var{string}. +The trailing @samp{?} may be omitted if the @var{string} is followed immediately by a newline. @@ -412,7 +428,7 @@ of the following modifiers, each preceded by a @samp{:}. Remove a trailing pathname component, leaving only the head. @item t -Remove all leading pathname components, leaving the tail. +Remove all leading pathname components, leaving the tail. @item r Remove a trailing suffix of the form @samp{.@var{suffix}}, leaving |