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[PATCH 7/7] gdb: Extend help text for 'list' command.
- From: Andrew Burgess <andrew dot burgess at embecosm dot com>
- To: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Cc: Andrew Burgess <andrew dot burgess at embecosm dot com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:34:32 +0000
- Subject: [PATCH 7/7] gdb: Extend help text for 'list' command.
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Reference the 'listsize' setting in the help text for the 'list' command
to help users find this setting.
gdb/ChangeLog:
* cli/cli-cmds.c (_initialize_cli_cmds): Extend help text for
'list' command.
---
gdb/ChangeLog | 5 +++++
gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c | 6 +++++-
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 278acb5..d9e91c2 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
2015-11-24 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+ * cli/cli-cmds.c (_initialize_cli_cmds): Extend help text for
+ 'list' command.
+
+2015-11-24 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
* cli/cli-cmds.c (list_command): Add an error when trying to use
'-' to scan read off the start of the source file.
diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
index 5e7ef0a..0b3b091 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
@@ -1901,7 +1901,11 @@ Lines can be specified in these ways:\n\
FILE:FUNCTION, to distinguish among like-named static functions.\n\
*ADDRESS, to list around the line containing that address.\n\
With two args if one is empty it stands for ten lines away from \
-the other arg."));
+the other arg.\n\
+\n\
+By default when a single location is given list displays ten lines,\n\
+this can be changed using \"set listsize\", and the current value\n\
+shown by using \"show listsize\"."));
add_com_alias ("l", "list", class_files, 1);
--
2.5.1