commit 1c0d02ae504f32e2728723f62d6b1c290c9c12b0
Author: Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
Date:   Tue Jun 23 10:32:56 2009 -0700

    Add documentation for set/show interactive-mode.
    
        * gdb.texinfo (Other Misc Settings): New node.

diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 94852ec..f8e77e0 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -17392,6 +17392,7 @@ described here.
 * ABI::                         Configuring the current ABI
 * Messages/Warnings::           Optional warnings and messages
 * Debugging Output::            Optional messages about internal happenings
+* Other Misc Settings::         Other Miscellaneous Settings
 @end menu
 
 @node Prompt
@@ -18021,6 +18022,28 @@ Turns on or off debugging messages for built-in XML parsers.
 Displays the current state of XML debugging messages.
 @end table
 
+@node Other Misc Settings
+@section Other Miscellaneous Settings
+@cindex Miscellaneous Settings
+
+@table @code
+@kindex set interactive-mode
+@item set interactive-mode
+If @code{on}, forces @value{GDBN} to operate interactively.
+If @code{off}, forces @value{GDBN} to operate non-interactively,
+If @code{auto} (the default), @value{GDBN} guesses which mode to use,
+based on whether the debugger was started in a terminal or not.
+
+In the vast majority of cases, the debugger should be able to guess
+correctly which mode should be used.  But this setting can be useful
+in certain specific cases, such as running a MinGW @value{GDBN}
+inside a cygwin window.
+
+@kindex show interactive-mode
+@item show interactive-mode
+Displays whether the debugger is operating in interactive mode or not.
+@end table
+
 @node Extending GDB
 @chapter Extending @value{GDBN}
 @cindex extending GDB