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Re: [RFC] 09/10 Add "continue --all"
Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org> writes:
> On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 11:19:42AM -0700, Michael Snyder wrote:
>> What about "continue /all"? More in keeping with the
>> argument syntax of existing gdb commands (print, examine...)
>
> So far there are only single letter specifiers, and they're all output
> formats (print/x, disassemble/m). Adding multi-letter ones
> would be pretty confusing, IMO.
>
> If we want functionality arguments, especially multi-letter ones, I
> have a small preference for --all.
IMHO the best fit in the current cli syntax would be a subcommand. Any
ambiguity can be resolved the same way as `set variable'.
Andreas.
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