Re: / (slash) command : fast way to temporarily change setting(s) to run a command

Kevin Buettner
2019-04-17T08:14:06Z

My first reaction to this proposal was that '/' is already used in
some commands to modify their behavior. E.g. "print", "display", and
"x" all use /FMT to change the way that data is formatted.

That said, '/' seems to be used in only a handful of commands. It
may be that its use is confined to the ones already mentioned.

I see that the "interrupt" command allows the use of -a to modify
its behavior. Most commands have no modifiers at all.

I don't have a serious objection to Philippe's proposal, but I do
think that we ought to consider whether use of '/' in this context
might be confusing to the user. Might some other character or command
name be less confusing? I don't know the answer to this, but I do
think it's something which should be pondered before making this
proposal a part of GDB's CLI.

Kevin