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Re: [discuss] Process record -- save and restore to a file


> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:11:04 -0700
> From: Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
> 
> I would like to remark that the "restore" UI is logical but not
> intuitive.  I think it would be helpful to have a single command eg:
> 
>    (gdb) record load <filename>
> 
> which would do the same as the "core" and "record" commands.

I'm for it.

> Secondly, I have a suggestion about the command names.
> How about
>    record save <filename>
>    record restore <filename>
> instead of
>    record dump <filename>
>    record load <filename>

I could go either way, but maybe you are right: "dump" and "load" are
two words with overloaded meanings.


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