Update usage text for add-symbol-file, symbol-file, and load

This updates the usage text for the add-symbol-file, symbol-file, and
load commands.

gdb/ChangeLog
2017-11-29  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* symfile.c (_initialize_symfile): Update usage text for
	add-symbol-file, symbol-file, load.
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Tom Tromey 2017-08-21 20:01:40 -06:00
parent 02ca603a48
commit 8ca2f0b9ac
2 changed files with 16 additions and 4 deletions

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@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
2017-11-29 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
* symfile.c (_initialize_symfile): Update usage text for
add-symbol-file, symbol-file, load.
2017-11-29 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
* symfile.c (add_symbol_file_command): Error if some arguments to

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@ -3878,10 +3878,16 @@ _initialize_symfile (void)
observer_attach_free_objfile (symfile_free_objfile);
#define READNOW_HELP \
"The '-readnow' option will cause GDB to read the entire symbol file\n\
immediately. This makes the command slower, but may make future operations\n\
faster."
c = add_cmd ("symbol-file", class_files, symbol_file_command, _("\
Load symbol table from executable file FILE.\n\
Usage: symbol-file [-readnow] FILE\n\
The `file' command can also load symbol tables, as well as setting the file\n\
to execute."), &cmdlist);
to execute.\n" READNOW_HELP), &cmdlist);
set_cmd_completer (c, filename_completer);
c = add_cmd ("add-symbol-file", class_files, add_symbol_file_command, _("\
@ -3890,7 +3896,8 @@ Usage: add-symbol-file FILE ADDR [-readnow | -s SECT-NAME SECT-ADDR]...\n\
ADDR is the starting address of the file's text.\n\
Each '-s' argument provides a section name and address, and\n\
should be specified if the data and bss segments are not contiguous\n\
with the text. SECT-NAME is a section name to be loaded at SECT-ADDR."),
with the text. SECT-NAME is a section name to be loaded at SECT-ADDR.\n"
READNOW_HELP),
&cmdlist);
set_cmd_completer (c, filename_completer);
@ -3906,10 +3913,10 @@ that lies within the boundaries of this symbol file in memory."),
c = add_cmd ("load", class_files, load_command, _("\
Dynamically load FILE into the running program, and record its symbols\n\
for access from GDB.\n\
Usage: load [FILE] [OFFSET]\n\
An optional load OFFSET may also be given as a literal address.\n\
When OFFSET is provided, FILE must also be provided. FILE can be provided\n\
on its own.\n\
Usage: load [FILE] [OFFSET]"), &cmdlist);
on its own."), &cmdlist);
set_cmd_completer (c, filename_completer);
add_prefix_cmd ("overlay", class_support, overlay_command,