@item help @var{class}
Using one of the general help classes as an argument, you can get a
-list of the individual commands in that class. For example, here is the
-help display for the class @code{status}:
+list of the individual commands in that class. If a command has
+aliases, the aliases are given after the command name, separated by
+commas. For example, here is the help display for the class
+@code{status}:
@smallexample
(@value{GDBP}) help status
@c Line break in "show" line falsifies real output, but needed
@c to fit in smallbook page size.
-info -- Generic command for showing things
+info, inf, i -- Generic command for showing things
about the program being debugged
-show -- Generic command for showing things
+info address -- Describe where symbol SYM is stored.
+...
+show, info set -- Generic command for showing things
about the debugger
Type "help" followed by command name for full
@item help @var{command}
With a command name as @code{help} argument, @value{GDBN} displays a
-short paragraph on how to use that command.
+short paragraph on how to use that command. If that command has
+one or more aliases, @value{GDBN} will display a first line with
+the command name and all its aliases separated by commas.
@kindex apropos
@item apropos [-v] @var{regexp}
@group
alias -- Define a new command that is an alias of an existing command
aliases -- Aliases of other commands
-d -- Delete some breakpoints or auto-display expressions
-del -- Delete some breakpoints or auto-display expressions
-delete -- Delete some breakpoints or auto-display expressions
@end group
@end smallexample
Specify Files}.
@anchor{set exec-file-mismatch}
-If the debugger can determine the name of the executable file running
-in the process it is attaching to, and this file name does not match
-the name of the current exec-file loaded by @value{GDBN}, the option
-@code{exec-file-mismatch} specifies how to handle the mismatch.
+If the debugger can determine that the executable file running in the
+process it is attaching to does not match the current exec-file loaded
+by @value{GDBN}, the option @code{exec-file-mismatch} specifies how to
+handle the mismatch. @value{GDBN} tries to compare the files by
+comparing their build IDs (@pxref{build ID}), if available.
@table @code
@kindex exec-file-mismatch
@cindex set exec-file-mismatch
@item set exec-file-mismatch @samp{ask|warn|off}
-Whether to detect mismatch between the name of the current executable
-file loaded by @value{GDBN} and the name of the executable file used to
-start the process. If @samp{ask}, the default, display a warning
-and ask the user whether to load the process executable file; if
-@samp{warn}, just display a warning; if @samp{off}, don't attempt to
-detect a mismatch.
+Whether to detect mismatch between the current executable file loaded
+by @value{GDBN} and the executable file used to start the process. If
+@samp{ask}, the default, display a warning and ask the user whether to
+load the process executable file; if @samp{warn}, just display a
+warning; if @samp{off}, don't attempt to detect a mismatch.
@cindex show exec-file-mismatch
@item show exec-file-mismatch
the executable and the debug file came from the same build.
@item
+@anchor{build ID}
The executable contains a @dfn{build ID}, a unique bit string that is
also present in the corresponding debug info file. (This is supported
only on some operating systems, when using the ELF or PE file formats
subroutines. This facility is supported on @sc{gnu}/Linux and Solaris
systems.
-On FreeBSD systems, system control nodes are used to query process
-information.
+On FreeBSD and NetBSD systems, system control nodes are used to query
+process information.
In addition, some systems may provide additional process information
in core files. Note that a core file may include a subset of the
@item info proc cmdline
@cindex info proc cmdline
Show the original command line of the process. This command is
-supported on @sc{gnu}/Linux and FreeBSD.
+supported on @sc{gnu}/Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD.
@item info proc cwd
@cindex info proc cwd
Show the current working directory of the process. This command is
-supported on @sc{gnu}/Linux and FreeBSD.
+supported on @sc{gnu}/Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD.
@item info proc exe
@cindex info proc exe
Show the name of executable of the process. This command is supported
-on @sc{gnu}/Linux and FreeBSD.
+on @sc{gnu}/Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD.
@item info proc files
@cindex info proc files
@item info proc mappings
@cindex memory address space mappings
Report the memory address space ranges accessible in a process. On
-Solaris and FreeBSD systems, each memory range includes information on
-whether the process has read, write, or execute access rights to each
-range. On @sc{gnu}/Linux and FreeBSD systems, each memory range
+Solaris, FreeBSD and NetBSD systems, each memory range includes information
+on whether the process has read, write, or execute access rights to each
+range. On @sc{gnu}/Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD systems, each memory range
includes the object file which is mapped to that range.
@item info proc stat
group ID; virtual memory usage; the signals that are pending, blocked,
and ignored; its TTY; its consumption of system and user time; its
stack size; its @samp{nice} value; etc. These commands are supported
-on @sc{gnu}/Linux and FreeBSD.
+on @sc{gnu}/Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD.
For @sc{gnu}/Linux systems, see the @samp{proc} man page for more
information (type @kbd{man 5 proc} from your shell prompt).
-For FreeBSD systems, @code{info proc stat} is an alias for @code{info
-proc status}.
+For FreeBSD and NetBSD systems, @code{info proc stat} is an alias for
+@code{info proc status}.
@item info proc all
Show all the information about the process described under all of the
that is being aliased.
The @samp{-a} option specifies that the new alias is an abbreviation
-of the command. Abbreviations are not shown in command
-lists displayed by the @samp{help} command.
+of the command. Abbreviations are not used in command completion.
The @samp{--} option specifies the end of options,
and is useful when @var{ALIAS} begins with a dash.
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