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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 316d58c..b4ad4e3 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -2229,14 +2229,19 @@ See also @ref{Conditions, ,Break conditions}. @kindex rbreak @cindex regular expression @item rbreak @var{regex} -@c FIXME what kind of regexp? Set breakpoints on all functions matching the regular expression -@var{regex}. This command -sets an unconditional breakpoint on all matches, printing a list of all -breakpoints it set. Once these breakpoints are set, they are treated -just like the breakpoints set with the @code{break} command. You can -delete them, disable them, or make them conditional the same way as any -other breakpoint. +@var{regex}. This command sets an unconditional breakpoint on all +matches, printing a list of all breakpoints it set. Once these +breakpoints are set, they are treated just like the breakpoints set with +the @code{break} command. You can delete them, disable them, or make +them conditional the same way as any other breakpoint. + +The syntax of the regular expression is the standard one used with tools +like @file{grep}. Note that this is different from the syntax used by +shells, so for instance @code{foo*} matches all functions that include +an @code{fo} followed by zero or more @code{o}s. There is an implicit +@code{.*} leading and trailing the regular expression you supply, so to +match only functions that begin with @code{foo}, use @code{^foo}. When debugging C++ programs, @code{rbreak} is useful for setting breakpoints on overloaded functions that are not members of any special |