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--- a/gdb/NEWS
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@@ -234,6 +234,16 @@ powerpc-linux or powerpc64-linux and the spu-elf targets, using the
 
 * New commands (for set/show, see "New options" below)
 
+catch syscall [NAME(S) | NUMBER(S)]
+  Catch system calls.  Arguments, which should be names of system
+  calls or their numbers, mean catch only those syscalls.  Without
+  arguments, every syscall will be caught.  When the inferior issues
+  any of the specified syscalls, GDB will stop and announce the system
+  call, both when it is called and when its call returns.  This
+  feature is currently available with a native GDB running on the
+  Linux Kernel, under the following architectures: x86, x86_64,
+  PowerPC and PowerPC64.
+
 find [/size-char] [/max-count] start-address, end-address|+search-space-size,
     val1 [, val2, ...]
   Search memory for a sequence of bytes.
@@ -309,6 +319,14 @@ show remote write-siginfo-object
   Control use of remote protocol `qXfer:siginfo:write' (write-siginfo-object)
   packet.
 
+set remote reverse-continue
+show remote reverse-continue
+  Control use of remote protocol 'bc' (reverse-continue) packet.
+
+set remote reverse-step
+show remote reverse-step
+  Control use of remote protocol 'bs' (reverse-step) packet.
+
 set displaced-stepping
 show displaced-stepping
   Control displaced stepping mode.  Displaced stepping is a way to
@@ -400,6 +418,14 @@ show stack-cache
   performance of remote debugging (particularly backtraces) without
   affecting correctness.
 
+set interactive-mode (on|off|auto)
+show interactive-mode
+  Control whether GDB runs in interactive mode (on) or not (off).
+  When in interactive mode, GDB waits for the user to answer all
+  queries.  Otherwise, GDB does not wait and assumes the default
+  answer.  When set to auto (the default), GDB determines which
+  mode to use based on the stdin settings.
+
 * Removed commands
 
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