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[binutils-gdb] gdb: Extend help text for 'list' command.


https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=4fdd372d502d241eb42032844836ae031830237a

commit 4fdd372d502d241eb42032844836ae031830237a
Author: Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
Date:   Sat Nov 21 12:13:07 2015 +0100

    gdb: Extend help text for 'list' command.
    
    Reference the 'listsize' setting in the help text for the 'list' command
    to help users find this setting.
    
    gdb/ChangeLog:
    
    	* cli/cli-cmds.c (_initialize_cli_cmds): Extend help text for
    	'list' command.

Diff:
---
 gdb/ChangeLog      | 5 +++++
 gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c | 8 ++++++--
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 960a304..a63d9c5 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2015-12-11  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 
+	* cli/cli-cmds.c (_initialize_cli_cmds): Extend help text for
+	'list' command.
+
+2015-12-11  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
 	* cli/cli-cmds.c (list_command): Add an error when trying to use
 	'-' to scan read off the start of the source file.
 
diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
index a6935bf..4f1a710 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
@@ -1896,8 +1896,12 @@ Lines can be specified in these ways:\n\
   FUNCTION, to list around beginning of that function,\n\
   FILE:FUNCTION, to distinguish among like-named static functions.\n\
   *ADDRESS, to list around the line containing that address.\n\
-With two args if one is empty it stands for ten lines away from \
-the other arg."));
+With two args, if one is empty, it stands for ten lines away from\n\
+the other arg.\n\
+\n\
+By default, when a single location is given, display ten lines.\n\
+This can be changed using \"set listsize\", and the current value\n\
+can be shown using \"show listsize\"."));
 
   add_com_alias ("l", "list", class_files, 1);


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