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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 6edd6a6..fdbacf1 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -5861,9 +5861,12 @@ specifications @samp{4xw} and @samp{4wx} mean exactly the same thing. Even though the unit size @var{u} is ignored for the formats @samp{s} and @samp{i}, you might still want to use a count @var{n}; for example, @samp{3i} specifies that you want to see three machine instructions, -including any operands. The command @code{disassemble} gives an -alternative way of inspecting machine instructions; see @ref{Machine -Code,,Source and Machine Code}. +including any operands. For convenience, especially when used with +the @code{display} command, the @samp{i} format also prints branch delay +slot instructions, if any, beyond the count specified, which immediately +follow the last instruction that is within the count. The command +@code{disassemble} gives an alternative way of inspecting machine +instructions; see @ref{Machine Code,,Source and Machine Code}. All the defaults for the arguments to @code{x} are designed to make it easy to continue scanning memory with minimal specifications each time |