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(Editing, History): Add cross-references to the 

included Readline and History user documentation.  Remove
references to the symbol have-readline-appendices which is unused
and undefined.
(History): Fix indexing.
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2004-10-08 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
* gdb.texinfo (Editing, History): Add cross-references to the
included Readline and History user documentation. Remove
references to the symbol have-readline-appendices which is unused
and undefined.
(History): Fix indexing.
2004-10-08 Jeff Johnston <jjohnstn@redhat.com> 2004-10-08 Jeff Johnston <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
* gdbint.texinfo (target_stopped_data_address): Update to * gdbint.texinfo (target_stopped_data_address): Update to

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@cindex readline @cindex readline
@cindex command line editing @cindex command line editing
@value{GDBN} reads its input commands via the @dfn{readline} interface. This @value{GDBN} reads its input commands via the @dfn{Readline} interface. This
@sc{gnu} library provides consistent behavior for programs which provide a @sc{gnu} library provides consistent behavior for programs which provide a
command line interface to the user. Advantages are @sc{gnu} Emacs-style command line interface to the user. Advantages are @sc{gnu} Emacs-style
or @dfn{vi}-style inline editing of commands, @code{csh}-like history or @dfn{vi}-style inline editing of commands, @code{csh}-like history
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Show whether command line editing is enabled. Show whether command line editing is enabled.
@end table @end table
@xref{Command Line Editing}, for more details about the Readline
interface. Users unfamiliar with @sc{gnu} Emacs or @code{vi} are
encouraged to read that chapter.
@node History @node History
@section Command history @section Command history
@cindex command history
@value{GDBN} can keep track of the commands you type during your @value{GDBN} can keep track of the commands you type during your
debugging sessions, so that you can be certain of precisely what debugging sessions, so that you can be certain of precisely what
happened. Use these commands to manage the @value{GDBN} command happened. Use these commands to manage the @value{GDBN} command
history facility. history facility.
@value{GDBN} uses the @sc{gnu} History library, a part of the Readline
package, to provide the history facility. @xref{Using History
Interactively}, for the detailed description of the History library.
Here is the description of @value{GDBN} commands related to command
history.
@table @code @table @code
@cindex history substitution @cindex history substitution
@cindex history file @cindex history file
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@code{HISTSIZE}, or to 256 if this variable is not set. @code{HISTSIZE}, or to 256 if this variable is not set.
@end table @end table
@cindex history expansion
History expansion assigns special meaning to the character @kbd{!}. History expansion assigns special meaning to the character @kbd{!}.
@ifset have-readline-appendices @xref{Event Designators}, for more details.
@xref{Event Designators}.
@end ifset
@cindex history expansion, turn on/off
Since @kbd{!} is also the logical not operator in C, history expansion Since @kbd{!} is also the logical not operator in C, history expansion
is off by default. If you decide to enable history expansion with the is off by default. If you decide to enable history expansion with the
@code{set history expansion on} command, you may sometimes need to @code{set history expansion on} command, you may sometimes need to
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@table @code @table @code
@item set history expansion on @item set history expansion on
@itemx set history expansion @itemx set history expansion
@cindex history expansion @kindex set history expansion
Enable history expansion. History expansion is off by default. Enable history expansion. History expansion is off by default.
@item set history expansion off @item set history expansion off
Disable history expansion. Disable history expansion.
The readline code comes with more complete documentation of
editing and history expansion features. Users unfamiliar with @sc{gnu} Emacs
or @code{vi} may wish to read it.
@ifset have-readline-appendices
@xref{Command Line Editing}.
@end ifset
@c @group @c @group
@kindex show history @kindex show history
@item show history @item show history