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diff --git a/gdb/gdbtk/library/help/console.html b/gdb/gdbtk/library/help/console.html deleted file mode 100644 index d0fdfba52e1..00000000000 --- a/gdb/gdbtk/library/help/console.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -<HTML> - <HEAD> - <TITLE>Console Window Help</TITLE> - </HEAD> - <BODY> - <CENTER><H2>The Console Window</H2></CENTER> - - <P>The Console Window provides the traditional command-line interface to GDB. - It is very similar to the command-line you get when GDB is run with "-nw".</P> - - <UL> - <LI><A HREF="#display">Console Display</A></LI> - <LI><A HREF="#editing">Editing Commands</A></LI> - <LI><A HREF="#history">History Commands</A></LI> - <LI><A HREF="#display_hlp">Getting Help</A></LI> - </UL> - - <H4><A NAME="display">Console Display</A></H4> - The Console Display is simply a scrolled window in which the debugger prompt - appears. By default, the prompt is set to "(gdb) ", but it may be changed via a - command line option. - - <P>To execute commands in the console window, simply enter - the command in the display. If the debugger is busy, the message "Error: The - debugger is busy." appears informing the user that the command was not accepted.</P> - - <P>Whenever a command is executed, the debugger's windows will update to display - any new state information. Any output from the command is also echoed to the Console - Window for ease of use. If an error occurs, an error message is printed to the Console - Window. All error messages appear in the Console Window using a red typeface. - </P> - - <BR> - - <H4><A NAME="editing">Editing Commands</A></H4> - <P>The Console Window shell has many powerful features to help edit commands.</P> - <UL> - <LI> Return or Enter causes the command to be executed. - - <LI> Control-A moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.</LI> - <LI> Control-E moves the cursor to the end of the line.</LI> - <LI> Control-D or DELETE delete the character to the right of the cursor.</LI> - <LI> BACKSPACE deletes the character to the left of the cursor.</LI> - <LI> Control-B or LeftArrow moves the cursor to the left.</LI> - <LI> Control-F or RightArrow moves the cursor to the right.</LI> - <LI> Control-K deletes everything to the right of the cursor.</LI> - <LI> Control-U deletes the text between the cursor and the start of the line.</LI> - <LI> Control-W deletes the previous word</LI> - <LI> END deletes the whole line.</LI> - <LI> The mouse may also be used to position the cursor and cut and paste.</LI> - </UL> - - <H4><A NAME="history">History Commands</A></H4> - <UL> - <LI> Conrol-P or UpArrow recalls the previous command.</LI> - <LI> Conrol-N or DownArrow recalls the next command.</LI> - <LI> Shift-UpArrow or Control-UpArrow will search through previous commands - for commands that start with the same characters as the current line. For - example, if you type "pr" and hit Shift-UpArrow, it may find commands in the - history such as "print foo" or "print sol[x]". Each time you search it will - go back further in the history. If nothing is on the current line, it - acts just like Control-P or UpArrow.</LI> - <LI> Shift-DownArrow or Control-DownArrow work in the opposite direction of - Shift-UpArrow and Control-DownArrow. </LI> - </UL> - - <BR> - - <H4><A NAME="display_hlp">Getting Help</A></H4> - The Console Window has its own online help system. To access the help system, enter - "help" at the prompt and follow the on-screen instructions. For more help, please - consult the <!-- What is this really called? --> <I>GDB User's Guide</I>. - </BODY> -</HTML> |