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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 945a66b..80148f7 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -34765,6 +34765,17 @@ then @value{GDBN} will always look for @file{/usr/share/gdb/gdbinit}, wherever @value{GDBN} is installed. @end itemize +If the configured location of the system-wide init file (as given by the +@option{--with-system-gdbinit} option at configure time) is in the +data-directory (as specified by @option{--with-gdb-datadir} at configure +time) or in one of its subdirectories, then @value{GDBN} will look for the +system-wide init file in the directory specified by the +@option{--data-directory} command-line option. +Note that the system-wide init file is only read once, during @value{GDBN} +initialization. If the data-directory is changed after @value{GDBN} has +started with the @code{set data-directory} command, the file will not be +reread. + @node Maintenance Commands @appendix Maintenance Commands @cindex maintenance commands |