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Re: [RFA] Add -s option to source command.
> From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org, Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
> Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:14:42 -0600
>
> >>>>> "Sergio" == Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> writes:
>
> Sergio> IMHO if we are going to start formatting the help strings like
> Sergio> `--help' output, then we should do it for the majority (if not
> Sergio> all) of the strings.
>
> Yeah. I'm curious to hear what other think of this idea.
>
> The reason I like it is that it is already fairly well understood, and
> existing gdb help strings are often less clear than the typical --help
> output when it comes to usage details.
The current doc strings are modeled after Emacs. I actually like the
current format, while the suggested one will waste precious screen
space. But if others want to switch, I won't object.