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Diffstat (limited to 'gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo')
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1 files changed, 26 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 56bf5d5..677af3b 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -990,6 +990,22 @@ also be interleaved with @samp{-command} as required. -x setbreakpoints -ex 'run' a.out @end smallexample +@item -init-command @var{file} +@itemx -ix @var{file} +@cindex @code{--init-command} +@cindex @code{-ix} +Execute commands from file @var{file} before loading gdbinit files or the +inferior. +@xref{Startup}. + +@item -init-eval-command @var{command} +@itemx -iex @var{command} +@cindex @code{--init-eval-command} +@cindex @code{-iex} +Execute a single @value{GDBN} command before loading gdbinit files or the +inferior. +@xref{Startup}. + @item -directory @var{directory} @itemx -d @var{directory} @cindex @code{--directory} @@ -1242,6 +1258,13 @@ Sets up the command interpreter as specified by the command line (@pxref{Mode Options, interpreter}). @item +Executes commands and command files specified by the @samp{-iex} and +@samp{-ix} options in their specified order. Usually you should use the +@samp{-ex} and @samp{-x} options instead, but this way you can apply +settings before @value{GDBN} init files get executed and before inferior +gets loaded. + +@item @cindex init file Reads the system-wide @dfn{init file} (if @option{--with-system-gdbinit} was used when building @value{GDBN}; @pxref{System-wide configuration, @@ -1275,14 +1298,11 @@ 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" +$ gdb -iex "set auto-load-scripts off" 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 +Option @samp{-ex} does not work because the auto-loading is then turned +off too late. @item Executes commands and command files specified by the @samp{-ex} and |