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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index f3142fd..41f57d6 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2019-06-18 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com> + + * gdb.texinfo (Invoking GDB): Remove sentence about how GDB + deals with a file that has the same name as the specified pid to + attach to. Add example using -p option. + (gdb man): Remove same sentence as in previous item. + 2019-06-15 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> * gdb.texinfo (GDB/MI Catchpoint Commands): Add menu entry to new diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 9a0320e..55be2ef 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -874,16 +874,17 @@ specified: @value{GDBP} @var{program} @var{core} @end smallexample -You can, instead, specify a process ID as a second argument, if you want -to debug a running process: +You can, instead, specify a process ID as a second argument or use option +@code{-p}, if you want to debug a running process: @smallexample @value{GDBP} @var{program} 1234 +@value{GDBP} -p 1234 @end smallexample @noindent -would attach @value{GDBN} to process @code{1234} (unless you also have a file -named @file{1234}; @value{GDBN} does check for a core file first). +would attach @value{GDBN} to process @code{1234}. With option @option{-p} you +can omit the @var{program} filename. Taking advantage of the second command-line argument requires a fairly complete operating system; when you use @value{GDBN} as a remote @@ -44863,8 +44864,8 @@ You can also start with both an executable program and a core file specified: gdb program core @end smallexample -You can, instead, specify a process ID as a second argument, if you want -to debug a running process: +You can, instead, specify a process ID as a second argument or use option +@code{-p}, if you want to debug a running process: @smallexample gdb program 1234 @@ -44872,9 +44873,8 @@ gdb -p 1234 @end smallexample @noindent -would attach @value{GDBN} to process @code{1234} (unless you also have a file -named @file{1234}; @value{GDBN} does check for a core file first). -With option @option{-p} you can omit the @var{program} filename. +would attach @value{GDBN} to process @code{1234}. With option @option{-p} you +can omit the @var{program} filename. Here are some of the most frequently needed @value{GDBN} commands: |