From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
Cc: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: PATCH: operate-and-get-next
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 18:16:00 -0000
Message-id: <87y9mqj2n5.fsf@creche.redhat.com>
References: <87r8skfh47.fsf@creche.redhat.com> <8011-Thu04Oct2001090058+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
X-SW-Source: 2001-10/msg00090.html

>>>>> "Eli" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il> writes:

Eli> I was missing such a feature as well.  Thanks for implementing it.

You're welcome.

>> The appended patch implements this new readline command and gives
>> it the same binding in gdb that it has in bash.

Eli> I think we should mention this in the "Command Syntax" section,
Eli> where the action of RET is described.

Thanks.  How about the appended?
I took the bulk of the text from the Bash manual.

Tom

Index: doc/ChangeLog
from  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>

	* gdb.texinfo (Command Syntax): Document C-o binding.

Index: doc/gdb.texinfo
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.51
diff -u -r1.51 gdb.texinfo
--- doc/gdb.texinfo 2001/09/12 19:49:52 1.51
+++ doc/gdb.texinfo 2001/10/05 00:34:19
@@ -1190,6 +1190,13 @@
 nothing.  This is useful mainly in command files (@pxref{Command
 Files,,Command files}).
 
+@cindex repeating command sequences
+@kindex C-o @r{(operate-and-get-next)}
+The @kbd{C-o} binding is useful for repeating a complex sequence of
+commands.  This command accepts the current line, like @kbd{RET}, and
+then fetches the next line relative to the current line from the history
+for editing.
+
 @node Completion
 @section Command completion