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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index f80462f0b53..4a09118050f 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -3323,6 +3323,23 @@ The @code{next} command only stops at the first instruction of a source line. This prevents multiple stops that could otherwise occur in switch statements, for loops, etc. +@kindex set step-mode +@item set step-mode +@cindex functions without line info, and stepping +@cindex stepping into functions with no line info +@itemx set step-mode on +The @code{set step-mode on} command causes the @code{step} command to to +stop at the first instruction of a function which contains no debug line +information rather than stepping over it. + +This is useful in cases where you may be interested in inspecting the assembly +language of a function which has no symbolic info and do not want @value{GDBN} +to automatically skip over this function. + +@item set step-mode off +Causes the step command to step over any functions which contains no +debug information. This is the default. + @kindex finish @item finish Continue running until just after function in the selected stack frame |