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d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=YHopZsE5l6xMA09Cek6gAdC4H5ubE23h3QRXFJ1poEs=; b=Y50dMz2UvkQl v8WgJSc8r6BM6CZl0tzgOLVKfozw0Mn0ilwUgdOmLPFMamsWsZoFDvTxX7xrgvvWRB8bjPKJsEKze uijlu1iXAxvNyhdc0uu1F8v54hySJR4P5Ma7a94Yn1+YQOe+Ak/3LIQdOw7xe1now+bu0CSWI7suj dcOmewvxcm7oO3awFNdquEQiLOopgBoBHOBPPfTEhwzO5i0zKzqoLYwf4LZAsitsEBJB6SRbEOZnz dkWs62Bpa+c3xQZcpTzNi8p1b6U9Q/2MUByYkbUXXn88PJ9mbW9Im6RTW+ztNZHUDHa3GKaroMG/Z H6mV+bKG2uaNJqm4i/NitQ==; Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2025 09:47:16 +0300 Message-Id: <865xfofzij.fsf@gnu.org> From: Eli Zaretskii To: Tom de Vries Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org In-Reply-To: <20250719061636.11460-1-tdevries@suse.de> (message from Tom de Vries on Sat, 19 Jul 2025 08:16:36 +0200) Subject: Re: [PATCH] [gdb/cli] Document \001 and \002 usage for set prompt References: <20250719061636.11460-1-tdevries@suse.de> X-BeenThere: gdb-patches@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: gdb-patches-bounces~public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org > From: Tom de Vries > Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2025 08:16:36 +0200 > > diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo > index 35b770f8138..0a2d34756eb 100644 > --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo > +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo > @@ -27659,6 +27659,16 @@ or a prompt that does not. > @item set prompt @var{newprompt} > Directs @value{GDBN} to use @var{newprompt} as its prompt string henceforth. > > +For example, this will set a blue-colored ``(gdb)'' prompt: > + > +@smallexample > +set prompt \001\033[0;34m\002(gdb)\001\033[0m\002 > +@end smallexample > + > +It uses ``\001'' and ``\002'' to begin and end a sequence of > +non-printing characters, to make sure they're not counted in the string > +length. Please use @samp to quote \001 etc., not literal quotes. OK with that nit fixed. P.S. Does this work on MS-Windows console as well? Approved-By: Eli Zaretskii