* readelf.c (struct dump_list_entry, request_dump_byname)

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / binutils / doc / binutils.texi

diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index 581e8b691c3b041e50f408b646307be599b71cc5..f01919a47a30c5b07c10caa1bc919051405639bc 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -3324,7 +3324,7 @@ readelf [@option{-a}|@option{--all}]
         [@option{-V}|@option{--version-info}]
         [@option{-A}|@option{--arch-specific}]
         [@option{-D}|@option{--use-dynamic}]
         [@option{-V}|@option{--version-info}]
         [@option{-A}|@option{--arch-specific}]
         [@option{-D}|@option{--use-dynamic}]

-        [@option{-x} <number>|@option{--hex-dump=}<number>]
+        [@option{-x} <number or name>|@option{--hex-dump=}<number or name>]

         [@option{-w[liaprmfFsoR]}|
          @option{--debug-dump}[=line,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=aranges,=macro,=frames,=frames-interp,=str,=loc,=Ranges]]
         [@option{-I}|@option{-histogram}]
         [@option{-w[liaprmfFsoR]}|
          @option{--debug-dump}[=line,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=aranges,=macro,=frames,=frames-interp,=str,=loc,=Ranges]]
         [@option{-I}|@option{-histogram}]


@@ -3444,9 +3444,11 @@ When displaying symbols, this option makes @command{readelf} use the
 symbol table in the file's dynamic section, rather than the one in the
 symbols section.
 
 symbol table in the file's dynamic section, rather than the one in the
 symbols section.
 

-@item -x <number>
-@itemx --hex-dump=<number>
+@item -x <number or name>
+@itemx --hex-dump=<number or name>

 Displays the contents of the indicated section as a hexadecimal dump.
 Displays the contents of the indicated section as a hexadecimal dump.

+A number identifies a particular section by index in the section table;
+any other string identifies all sections with that name in the object file.

 
 @item -w[liaprmfFsoR]
 @itemx --debug-dump[=line,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=aranges,=macro,=frames,=frames-interp,=str,=loc,=Ranges]
 
 @item -w[liaprmfFsoR]
 @itemx --debug-dump[=line,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=aranges,=macro,=frames,=frames-interp,=str,=loc,=Ranges]