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diff --git a/gdb/gdbtk/library/help/trace/console.html b/gdb/gdbtk/library/help/trace/console.html deleted file mode 100644 index fdce956afec..00000000000 --- a/gdb/gdbtk/library/help/trace/console.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<TITLE>Console Window Help</TITLE> -</HEAD> -<BODY> -<H1>The Console Window</H1> -<H3>Overview</H3> -<P>The Console Window is perhaps the most powerful tool in the debugger. It -provides functionality equivalent to almost all of the debugger's secondary -windows, macro definitions, and other more advanced features.</P> - -<P>Console Window topics: -<UL> - <LI><UL><A HREF="#display">Console Display</A> - <LI><A HREF="#display_cmd">Executing Commands</A> - <LI><A HREF="#display_hlp">Getting Help</A> - </UL> -</UL></P> - -<H3><A NAME="display">Console Display</A></H3> -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 <A NAME="display_cmd">execute commands</A> 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 colored typeface. -</P> - -<P>The Console Window responds to special character commands just as a shell window -does: it has a history mechanism which allows the user to scan previously used commands -by pressing the up and down arrow keys on the keyboard, jumping to the beginning or -end of a line by entering Ctrl-A or Ctrl-E, erasing a line by pressing Ctrl-K, and -more. Users familiar with GNU Emacs will recognize these keys as commonly used -keystrokes from that editor.</P> - -<H3><A NAME="display_hlp">Getting Help</A></H3> -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> |