[PATCH 1/3] Documentation for Python -P commandline support

Kevin Buettner
2019-07-21T23:54:47Z

gdb/doc/ChangeLog:

* gdb.texinfo (Mode Options): Add documentation for -P.
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gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index eddd939869..868a1734de 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -1252,6 +1252,16 @@ for remote debugging.
Run using @var{device} for your program's standard input and output.
@c FIXME: kingdon thinks there is more to -tty. Investigate.

+@item -P
+@cindex @code{-P}
+@itemx --python
+@cindex @code{--python}
+Change interpretation of command line so that the argument immediately
+following this switch is taken to be the name of a Python script file.
+This option stops option processing; subsequent options are passed to
+Python as @code{sys.argv}. This option is only available if Python
+scripting support was enabled when @value{GDBN} was configured.
+
@c resolve the situation of these eventually
@item -tui
@cindex @code{--tui}
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