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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 0cadc96..9255b89 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -1347,9 +1347,12 @@ just use the @code{shell} command. @table @code @kindex shell +@kindex ! @cindex shell escape -@item shell @var{command string} -Invoke a standard shell to execute @var{command string}. +@item shell @var{command-string} +@itemx !@var{command-string} +Invoke a standard shell to execute @var{command-string}. +Note that no space is needed between @code{!} and @var{command-string}. If it exists, the environment variable @code{SHELL} determines which shell to run. Otherwise @value{GDBN} uses the default shell (@file{/bin/sh} on Unix systems, @file{COMMAND.COM} on MS-DOS, etc.). |