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Features for Debugging MS Windows PE executables
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   GDB supports native debugging of MS Windows programs, and defines a
few commands specific to the Cygwin port.  This subsection describes
those commands.

`info w32'
     This is a prefix of MS Windows specific commands which print
     information about the target system and important OS structures.

`info w32 selector'
     This command displays information returned by the Win32 API
     `GetThreadSelectorEntry' function.  It takes an optional argument
     that is evaluated to a long value to give the information about
     this given selector.  Without argument, this command displays
     information about the the six segment registers.

`info dll'
     This is a Cygwin specific alias of info shared.

`dll-symbols'
     This command loads symbols from a dll similarly to add-sym command
     but without the need to specify a base address.

`set new-console MODE'
     If MODE is `on' the debuggee will be started in a new console on
     next start.  If MODE is `off'i, the debuggee will be started in
     the same console as the debugger.

`show new-console'
     Displays whether a new console is used when the debuggee is
     started.

`set new-group MODE'
     This boolean value controls whether the debuggee should start a
     new group or stay in the same group as the debugger.  This affects
     the way the Windows OS handles Ctrl-C.

`show new-group'
     Displays current value of new-group boolean.

`set debugevents'
     This boolean value adds debug output concerning events seen by the
     debugger.

`set debugexec'
     This boolean value adds debug output concerning execute events
     seen by the debugger.

`set debugexceptions'
     This boolean value adds debug ouptut concerning exception events
     seen by the debugger.

`set debugmemory'
     This boolean value adds debug ouptut concerning memory events seen
     by the debugger.

`set shell'
     This boolean values specifies whether the debuggee is called via a
     shell or directly (default value is on).

`show shell'
     Displays if the debuggee will be started with a shell.