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| <h2 class="chapter">27 The <span class="sc">gdb/mi</span> Interface</h2> |
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| <h3 class="unnumberedsec">Function and Purpose</h3> |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040sc_007bgdb_002fmi_007d_002c-its-purpose-2000"></a><span class="sc">gdb/mi</span> is a line based machine oriented text interface to |
| <span class="sc">gdb</span> and is activated by specifying using the |
| <samp><span class="option">--interpreter</span></samp> command line option (see <a href="Mode-Options.html#Mode-Options">Mode Options</a>). It |
| is specifically intended to support the development of systems which |
| use the debugger as just one small component of a larger system. |
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| <p>This chapter is a specification of the <span class="sc">gdb/mi</span> interface. It is written |
| in the form of a reference manual. |
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| <p>Note that <span class="sc">gdb/mi</span> is still under construction, so some of the |
| features described below are incomplete and subject to change |
| (see <a href="GDB_002fMI-Development-and-Front-Ends.html#GDB_002fMI-Development-and-Front-Ends"><span class="sc">gdb/mi</span> Development and Front Ends</a>). |
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| <h3 class="unnumberedsec">Notation and Terminology</h3> |
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| <p><a name="index-notational-conventions_002c-for-_0040sc_007bgdb_002fmi_007d-2001"></a>This chapter uses the following notation: |
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| <li><code>|</code> separates two alternatives. |
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| <li><code>[ </code><var>something</var><code> ]</code> indicates that <var>something</var> is optional: |
| it may or may not be given. |
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| <li><code>( </code><var>group</var><code> )*</code> means that <var>group</var> inside the parentheses |
| may repeat zero or more times. |
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| <li><code>( </code><var>group</var><code> )+</code> means that <var>group</var> inside the parentheses |
| may repeat one or more times. |
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| <li><code>"</code><var>string</var><code>"</code> means a literal <var>string</var>. |
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| <li><a accesskey="1" href="GDB_002fMI-General-Design.html#GDB_002fMI-General-Design">GDB/MI General Design</a> |
| <li><a accesskey="2" href="GDB_002fMI-Command-Syntax.html#GDB_002fMI-Command-Syntax">GDB/MI Command Syntax</a> |
| <li><a accesskey="3" href="GDB_002fMI-Compatibility-with-CLI.html#GDB_002fMI-Compatibility-with-CLI">GDB/MI Compatibility with CLI</a> |
| <li><a accesskey="4" href="GDB_002fMI-Development-and-Front-Ends.html#GDB_002fMI-Development-and-Front-Ends">GDB/MI Development and Front Ends</a> |
| <li><a accesskey="5" href="GDB_002fMI-Output-Records.html#GDB_002fMI-Output-Records">GDB/MI Output Records</a> |
| <li><a accesskey="6" href="GDB_002fMI-Simple-Examples.html#GDB_002fMI-Simple-Examples">GDB/MI Simple Examples</a> |
| <li><a accesskey="7" href="GDB_002fMI-Command-Description-Format.html#GDB_002fMI-Command-Description-Format">GDB/MI Command Description Format</a> |
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| <li><a href="GDB_002fMI-Thread-Commands.html#GDB_002fMI-Thread-Commands">GDB/MI Thread Commands</a> |
| <li><a href="GDB_002fMI-Program-Execution.html#GDB_002fMI-Program-Execution">GDB/MI Program Execution</a> |
| <li><a href="GDB_002fMI-Stack-Manipulation.html#GDB_002fMI-Stack-Manipulation">GDB/MI Stack Manipulation</a> |
| <li><a href="GDB_002fMI-Variable-Objects.html#GDB_002fMI-Variable-Objects">GDB/MI Variable Objects</a> |
| <li><a href="GDB_002fMI-Data-Manipulation.html#GDB_002fMI-Data-Manipulation">GDB/MI Data Manipulation</a> |
| <li><a href="GDB_002fMI-Tracepoint-Commands.html#GDB_002fMI-Tracepoint-Commands">GDB/MI Tracepoint Commands</a> |
| <li><a href="GDB_002fMI-Symbol-Query.html#GDB_002fMI-Symbol-Query">GDB/MI Symbol Query</a> |
| <li><a href="GDB_002fMI-File-Commands.html#GDB_002fMI-File-Commands">GDB/MI File Commands</a> |
| <li><a href="GDB_002fMI-Target-Manipulation.html#GDB_002fMI-Target-Manipulation">GDB/MI Target Manipulation</a> |
| <li><a href="GDB_002fMI-File-Transfer-Commands.html#GDB_002fMI-File-Transfer-Commands">GDB/MI File Transfer Commands</a> |
| <li><a href="GDB_002fMI-Miscellaneous-Commands.html#GDB_002fMI-Miscellaneous-Commands">GDB/MI Miscellaneous Commands</a> |
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