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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index dc9630a..0e1d553 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -1263,6 +1263,25 @@ to the program you are debugging, in the directory where you invoke @value{GDBN}. @item +If the command line specified a program to debug, or a process to +attach to, or a core file, @value{GDBN} loads any auto-loaded +scripts provided for the program or for its loaded shared libraries. +@xref{Auto-loading}. + +If you wish to disable the auto-loading during startup, +you must do something like the following: + +@smallexample +$ gdb -ex "set auto-load-scripts off" -ex "file myprogram" +@end smallexample + +The following does not work because the auto-loading is turned off too late: + +@smallexample +$ gdb -ex "set auto-load-scripts off" myprogram +@end smallexample + +@item Reads command files specified by the @samp{-x} option. @xref{Command Files}, for more details about @value{GDBN} command files. @@ -23114,13 +23133,13 @@ debugging commands and scripts. Auto-loading can be enabled or disabled. @table @code -@kindex maint set python auto-load -@item maint set python auto-load [yes|no] -Enable or disable the Python auto-loading feature. +@kindex set auto-load-scripts +@item set auto-load-scripts [yes|no] +Enable or disable the auto-loading of Python scripts. -@kindex maint show python auto-load -@item maint show python auto-load -Show whether Python auto-loading is enabled or disabled. +@kindex show auto-load-scripts +@item show auto-load-scripts +Show whether auto-loading of Python scripts is enabled or disabled. @end table When reading an auto-loaded file, @value{GDBN} sets the |