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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 22 |
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 30bef42..d6aedaa 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2000-01-16 Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com> + + * gdb.texinfo (Breakpoints): Mention breakpoint ranges. + (Delete Breaks): Mention range arguments. + (Disabling): Likewise. + 2000-01-05 Dmitry Sivachenko <dima@Chg.RU> * gdb.texinfo: Wrap "ASCII" in @sc{}; clarify a few sentences. diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 0f34d26..63f3355 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -2100,6 +2100,14 @@ breakpoint you want to change. Each breakpoint may be @dfn{enabled} or @dfn{disabled}; if disabled, it has no effect on your program until you enable it again. +@cindex breakpoint ranges +@cindex ranges of breakpoints +Some @value{GDBN} commands accept a range of breakpoints on which to +operate. A breakpoint range is either a single breakpoint number, like +@samp{5}, or two such numbers, in increasing order, separated by a +hyphen, like @samp{5-7}. When a breakpoint range is given to a command, +all breakpoint in that range are operated on. + @menu * Set Breaks:: Setting breakpoints * Set Watchpoints:: Setting watchpoints @@ -2633,9 +2641,9 @@ Delete any breakpoints set at or within the code of the specified line. @cindex delete breakpoints @kindex delete @kindex d -@item delete @r{[}breakpoints@r{]} @r{[}@var{bnums}@dots{}@r{]} -Delete the breakpoints, watchpoints, or catchpoints of the numbers -specified as arguments. If no argument is specified, delete all +@item delete @r{[}breakpoints@r{]} @r{[}@var{range}@dots{}@r{]} +Delete the breakpoints, watchpoints, or catchpoints of the breakpoint +ranges specified as arguments. If no argument is specified, delete all breakpoints (@value{GDBN} asks confirmation, unless you have @code{set confirm off}). You can abbreviate this command as @code{d}. @end table @@ -2681,7 +2689,7 @@ watchpoints, and catchpoints: @kindex disable breakpoints @kindex disable @kindex dis -@item disable @r{[}breakpoints@r{]} @r{[}@var{bnums}@dots{}@r{]} +@item disable @r{[}breakpoints@r{]} @r{[}@var{range}@dots{}@r{]} Disable the specified breakpoints---or all breakpoints, if none are listed. A disabled breakpoint has no effect but is not forgotten. All options such as ignore-counts, conditions and commands are remembered in @@ -2690,15 +2698,15 @@ case the breakpoint is enabled again later. You may abbreviate @kindex enable breakpoints @kindex enable -@item enable @r{[}breakpoints@r{]} @r{[}@var{bnums}@dots{}@r{]} +@item enable @r{[}breakpoints@r{]} @r{[}@var{range}@dots{}@r{]} Enable the specified breakpoints (or all defined breakpoints). They become effective once again in stopping your program. -@item enable @r{[}breakpoints@r{]} once @var{bnums}@dots{} +@item enable @r{[}breakpoints@r{]} once @var{range}@dots{} Enable the specified breakpoints temporarily. @value{GDBN} disables any of these breakpoints immediately after stopping your program. -@item enable @r{[}breakpoints@r{]} delete @var{bnums}@dots{} +@item enable @r{[}breakpoints@r{]} delete @var{range}@dots{} Enable the specified breakpoints to work once, then die. @value{GDBN} deletes any of these breakpoints as soon as your program stops there. @end table |