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| author | Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> | 2017-08-21 20:01:40 -0600 |
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| committer | Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> | 2017-11-29 09:21:43 -0700 |
| commit | 8ca2f0b9ac024db56ca40f2b37c0b6b2bfcd139b (patch) | |
| tree | e39ac9a6365ab0693c1ac6c9e5c71732c4423095 /gdb/symfile.c | |
| parent | 02ca603a481d55e175765ab5bff30a04b86e905a (diff) | |
Update usage text for add-symbol-file, symbol-file, and load
This updates the usage text for the add-symbol-file, symbol-file, and
load commands.
gdb/ChangeLog
2017-11-29 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
* symfile.c (_initialize_symfile): Update usage text for
add-symbol-file, symbol-file, load.
Diffstat (limited to 'gdb/symfile.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/symfile.c | 15 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/symfile.c b/gdb/symfile.c index c19cdd20eb..4bbe0b5a62 100644 --- a/gdb/symfile.c +++ b/gdb/symfile.c @@ -3878,10 +3878,16 @@ _initialize_symfile (void) observer_attach_free_objfile (symfile_free_objfile); +#define READNOW_HELP \ + "The '-readnow' option will cause GDB to read the entire symbol file\n\ +immediately. This makes the command slower, but may make future operations\n\ +faster." + c = add_cmd ("symbol-file", class_files, symbol_file_command, _("\ Load symbol table from executable file FILE.\n\ +Usage: symbol-file [-readnow] FILE\n\ The `file' command can also load symbol tables, as well as setting the file\n\ -to execute."), &cmdlist); +to execute.\n" READNOW_HELP), &cmdlist); set_cmd_completer (c, filename_completer); c = add_cmd ("add-symbol-file", class_files, add_symbol_file_command, _("\ @@ -3890,7 +3896,8 @@ Usage: add-symbol-file FILE ADDR [-readnow | -s SECT-NAME SECT-ADDR]...\n\ ADDR is the starting address of the file's text.\n\ Each '-s' argument provides a section name and address, and\n\ should be specified if the data and bss segments are not contiguous\n\ -with the text. SECT-NAME is a section name to be loaded at SECT-ADDR."), +with the text. SECT-NAME is a section name to be loaded at SECT-ADDR.\n" +READNOW_HELP), &cmdlist); set_cmd_completer (c, filename_completer); @@ -3906,10 +3913,10 @@ that lies within the boundaries of this symbol file in memory."), c = add_cmd ("load", class_files, load_command, _("\ Dynamically load FILE into the running program, and record its symbols\n\ for access from GDB.\n\ +Usage: load [FILE] [OFFSET]\n\ An optional load OFFSET may also be given as a literal address.\n\ When OFFSET is provided, FILE must also be provided. FILE can be provided\n\ -on its own.\n\ -Usage: load [FILE] [OFFSET]"), &cmdlist); +on its own."), &cmdlist); set_cmd_completer (c, filename_completer); add_prefix_cmd ("overlay", class_support, overlay_command, |