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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/inferior.c | 18 |
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 28f083f..62ba1d2 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -2708,9 +2708,12 @@ To find out what inferiors exist at any moment, use @w{@code{info inferiors}}: @table @code -@kindex info inferiors +@kindex info inferiors [ @var{id}@dots{} ] @item info inferiors Print a list of all inferiors currently being managed by @value{GDBN}. +By default all inferiors are printed, but the argument @var{id}@dots{} +-- a space separated list of inferior numbers -- can be used to limit +the display to just the requested inferiors. @value{GDBN} displays for each inferior (in this order): diff --git a/gdb/inferior.c b/gdb/inferior.c index d7122fc..ec2f985 100644 --- a/gdb/inferior.c +++ b/gdb/inferior.c @@ -996,12 +996,15 @@ initialize_inferiors (void) /* The architecture will be initialized shortly, by initialize_current_architecture. */ - add_info ("inferiors", info_inferiors_command, - _("IDs of specified inferiors (all inferiors if no argument).")); + add_info ("inferiors", info_inferiors_command, + _("Print a list of inferiors being managed.\n\ +Usage: info inferiors [ID]...\n\ +If IDs are specified, the list is limited to just those inferiors.\n\ +By default all inferiors are displayed.")); c = add_com ("add-inferior", no_class, add_inferior_command, _("\ Add a new inferior.\n\ -Usage: add-inferior [-copies <N>] [-exec <FILENAME>]\n\ +Usage: add-inferior [-copies N] [-exec FILENAME]\n\ N is the optional number of inferiors to add, default is 1.\n\ FILENAME is the file name of the executable to use\n\ as main program.")); @@ -1013,22 +1016,25 @@ Usage: remove-inferiors ID...")); add_com ("clone-inferior", no_class, clone_inferior_command, _("\ Clone inferior ID.\n\ -Usage: clone-inferior [-copies <N>] [ID]\n\ +Usage: clone-inferior [-copies N] [ID]\n\ Add N copies of inferior ID. The new inferior has the same\n\ executable loaded as the copied inferior. If -copies is not specified,\n\ adds 1 copy. If ID is not specified, it is the current inferior\n\ that is cloned.")); add_cmd ("inferiors", class_run, detach_inferior_command, _("\ -Detach from inferior ID (or list of IDS)."), +Detach from inferior ID (or list of IDS).\n\ +Usage; detach inferiors ID..."), &detachlist); add_cmd ("inferiors", class_run, kill_inferior_command, _("\ -Kill inferior ID (or list of IDs)."), +Kill inferior ID (or list of IDs).\n\ +Usage: kill inferiors ID..."), &killlist); add_cmd ("inferior", class_run, inferior_command, _("\ Use this command to switch between inferiors.\n\ +Usage: inferior ID\n\ The new inferior ID must be currently known."), &cmdlist); |