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* doc/gdb.texinfo: make node "Shell Commands" unconditional;
	describe `set demangle-style arm' (not cfront);
	mention can type `q' to discard output, when gdb pages
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@ -710,9 +710,7 @@ or @kbd{C-d} to exit.)
@menu
* Invoking GDB:: How to start @value{GDBN}
* Quitting GDB:: How to quit @value{GDBN}
@ifclear BARETARGET
* Shell Commands:: How to use shell commands inside @value{GDBN}
@end ifclear
@end menu
@node Invoking GDB
@ -1024,7 +1022,6 @@ device, you can release it with the @code{detach} command
(@pxref{Attach, ,Debugging an already-running process}).
@end ifclear
@ifclear BARETARGET
@node Shell Commands
@section Shell commands
@ -1036,23 +1033,25 @@ just use the @code{shell} command.
@item shell @var{command string}
@kindex shell
@cindex shell escape
Directs @value{GDBN} to invoke an inferior shell to execute @var{command
string}. If it exists, the environment variable @code{SHELL} is used
for the name of the shell to run. Otherwise @value{GDBN} uses
@code{/bin/sh}.
Invoke a shell to execute @var{command string}. If it exists, the
environment variable @code{SHELL} is used for the name of the shell to
run.
@ifclear DOSHOST
Otherwise @value{GDBN} uses @code{/bin/sh}.
@end ifclear
@end table
The utility @code{make} is often needed in development environments.
You do not have to use the @code{shell} command for this purpose in @value{GDBN}:
You do not have to use the @code{shell} command for this purpose in
@value{GDBN}:
@table @code
@item make @var{make-args}
@kindex make
@cindex calling make
Causes @value{GDBN} to execute an inferior @code{make} program with the specified
Execute the @code{make} program with the specified
arguments. This is equivalent to @samp{shell make @var{make-args}}.
@end table
@end ifclear
@node Commands
@chapter @value{GDBN} Commands
@ -4271,11 +4270,11 @@ Decode based on the GNU C++ compiler (@code{g++}) encoding algorithm.
@item lucid
Decode based on the Lucid C++ compiler (@code{lcc}) encoding algorithm.
@item cfront
@item arm
Decode using the algorithm in the @cite{C++ Annotated Reference Manual}.
@strong{Warning:} despite the name, this setting alone is not sufficient
to allow debugging @code{cfront}-generated executables. @value{GDBN}
would require further enhancement to permit that.
@strong{Warning:} this setting alone is not sufficient to allow
debugging @code{cfront}-generated executables. @value{GDBN} would
require further enhancement to permit that.
@end table
@item show demangle-style
@ -7107,10 +7106,11 @@ Print ten commands just after the commands last printed.
@cindex size of screen
@cindex pauses in output
Certain commands to @value{GDBN} may produce large amounts of information
output to the screen. To help you read all of it, @value{GDBN} pauses and
asks you for input at the end of each page of output. Type @key{RET}
when you want to continue the output. @value{GDBN} also uses the screen
Certain commands to @value{GDBN} may produce large amounts of
information output to the screen. To help you read all of it,
@value{GDBN} pauses and asks you for input at the end of each page of
output. Type @key{RET} when you want to continue the output, or @kbd{q}
to discard the remaining output. @value{GDBN} also uses the screen
width setting to determine when to wrap lines of output. Depending on
what is being printed, it tries to break the line at a readable place,
rather than simply letting it overflow onto the following line.