Re: RFC: GDB as a loader 3/3: --eval-command option

[Andrew STUBBS <andrew.stubbs@st.com>]

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> Please make the example shorter, because this is too long and will
> overflow the page margins.  (Alternatively, break the command into two
> lines, and put a `\' at the end of the first one, as you'd do at the
> shell's prompt.)
> 

I've wrapped it. What is the proper width? It fitted into 80 columns ok 
so I thought it would be fine.

Andrew

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2005-10-28  Andrew Stubbs  <andrew.stubbs@st.com>

	* gdb.texinfo (Choosing files): Add --eval-command.


Index: src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
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--- src.orig/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo	2005-10-28 14:39:29.000000000 +0100
+++ src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo	2005-10-28 14:43:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -932,6 +932,20 @@ file named @var{number}.
 Execute @value{GDBN} commands from file @var{file}.  @xref{Command
 Files,, Command files}.
 
+@item -eval-command @var{command}
+@itemx -ex @var{command}
+@cindex @code{--eval-command}
+@cindex @code{-ex}
+Execute a single @value{GDBN} command.
+
+This option may be used multiple times to call multiple commands.  It may
+also be interleaved with @samp{-command} as required.
+
+@smallexample
+@value{GDBP} -ex 'target sim' -ex 'load' \
+   -x setbreakpoints -ex 'run' a.out
+@end smallexample
+
 @item -directory @var{directory}
 @itemx -d @var{directory}
 @cindex @code{--directory}