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Minor fixups. Mention that DDB now has a history, and understands
emacs-style editing (which it used to have for a long time already). Also mention the `gdb' and `help' commands. Other commands need an overhaul, too (like the various `show' subcommands), but i don't feel very competent for these.
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.\" Created.
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.\" [90/08/30 dbg]
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.\"
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.\" $Id$
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.\" $Id: ddb.4,v 1.5 1997/02/22 13:24:26 peter Exp $
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.Dd January 16, 1996
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.Dt DDB 4
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.Os FreeBSD
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.It Li q
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abort the current command, and return to the command input mode
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.El
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.Pp
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Finally,
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.Nm
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provides a small (currently 10 items) command history, and offers
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simple emacs-style command line editing capabilities. In addition to
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the emacs control keys, the usual ANSI arrow keys might be used to
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browse through the history buffer, and move the cursor within the
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current line.
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.Sh COMMANDS
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.Bl -ohang -compact
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.It Cm examine
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Attempts to watch wired kernel memory
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may cause unrecoverable error in some systems such as i386.
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Watchpoints on user addresses work best.
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.It Cm gdb
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Toggles between remote GDB and DDB mode. In remote GDB mode, another
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machine is required that runs
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.Xr gdb 1
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using the remote debug feature, with a connection to the serial
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console port on the target machine. Currently only available on the
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.Em i386
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architecture.
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.It Cm help
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Print a short summary of the available commands and command
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abbreviations.
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.El
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.Sh VARIABLES
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.Sq Li :
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and modifiers as described above.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr gdb 1
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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