* gdb.texinfo (Tracepoint Actions): Mention the "info scope"

command and provide a cross-reference to its description.
	(Symbols): Note that "info scope" is useful for trace experiments.
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2001-04-02 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
* gdb.texinfo (Tracepoint Actions): Mention the "info scope"
command and provide a cross-reference to its description.
(Symbols): Note that "info scope" is useful for trace experiments.
2001-04-01 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
* gdb.texinfo (Symbols): Document "info scope".

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with a single argument, or one @code{collect} command with several
arguments separated by commas: the effect is the same.
The command @code{info scope} (@pxref{Symbols, info scope}) is
particularly useful for figuring out what data to collect.
@kindex while-stepping @r{(tracepoints)}
@item while-stepping @var{n}
Perform @var{n} single-step traces after the tracepoint, collecting
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Symbol repeat is a local variable at frame offset -8, length 4.
@end smallexample
@noindent
This command is especially useful for determining what data to collect
during a @dfn{trace experiment}, see @ref{Tracepoint Actions,
collect}.
@kindex info source
@item info source
Show the name of the current source file---that is, the source file for