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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 964f9c48932..04107026328 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -18952,10 +18952,15 @@ configuration of @value{GDBN}; use @code{help target} to list them. @node Connecting @section Connecting to a Remote Target -On the @value{GDBN} host machine, you will need an unstripped copy of -your program, since @value{GDBN} needs symbol and debugging information. -Start up @value{GDBN} as usual, using the name of the local copy of your -program as the first argument. +@value{GDBN} needs an unstripped copy of your program to access symbol +and debugging information. Some remote targets (@pxref{qXfer +executable filename read}, and @pxref{Host I/O Packets}) allow +@value{GDBN} to access program files over the same connection used to +communicate with @value{GDBN}. With such a target, if the remote +program is unstripped, the only command you need is @code{target +remote}. Otherwise, start up @value{GDBN} using the name of the local +unstripped copy of your program as the first argument, or use the +@code{file} command. @cindex @code{target remote} @value{GDBN} can communicate with the target over a serial line, or |