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Diffstat (limited to 'gdb/utils.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/utils.c | 20 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/utils.c b/gdb/utils.c index eb99f4b..6065d82 100644 --- a/gdb/utils.c +++ b/gdb/utils.c @@ -2732,15 +2732,20 @@ void initialize_utils (void) { add_setshow_uinteger_cmd ("width", class_support, &chars_per_line, _("\ -Set number of characters gdb thinks are in a line."), _("\ -Show number of characters gdb thinks are in a line."), NULL, +Set number of characters where GDB should wrap lines of its output."), _("\ +Show number of characters where GDB should wrap lines of its output."), _("\ +This affects where GDB wraps its output to fit the screen width.\n\ +Setting this to zero prevents GDB from wrapping its output."), set_width_command, show_chars_per_line, &setlist, &showlist); add_setshow_uinteger_cmd ("height", class_support, &lines_per_page, _("\ -Set number of lines gdb thinks are in a page."), _("\ -Show number of lines gdb thinks are in a page."), NULL, +Set number of lines in a page for GDB output pagination."), _("\ +Show number of lines in a page for GDB output pagination."), _("\ +This affects the number of lines after which GDB will pause\n\ +its output and ask you whether to continue.\n\ +Setting this to zero causes GDB never pause during output."), set_height_command, show_lines_per_page, &setlist, &showlist); @@ -2749,8 +2754,11 @@ Show number of lines gdb thinks are in a page."), NULL, add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("pagination", class_support, &pagination_enabled, _("\ -Set state of pagination."), _("\ -Show state of pagination."), NULL, +Set state of GDB output pagination."), _("\ +Show state of GDB output pagination."), _("\ +When pagination is ON, GDB pauses at end of each screenful of\n\ +its output and asks you whether to continue.\n\ +Turning pagination off is an alternative to \"set height 0\"."), NULL, show_pagination_enabled, &setlist, &showlist); |