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Simple Examples of GDB/MI Interaction
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   This subsection presents several simple examples of interaction using
the GDB/MI interface.  In these examples, `->' means that the following
line is passed to GDB/MI as input, while `<-' means the output received
from GDB/MI.

Target Stop
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   Here's an example of stopping the inferior process:

     -> -stop
     <- (gdb)

and later:

     <- *stop,reason="stop",address="0x123",source="a.c:123"
     <- (gdb)

Simple CLI Command
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   Here's an example of a simple CLI command being passed through
GDB/MI and on to the CLI.

     -> print 1+2
     <- ~3\n
     <- (gdb)

Command With Side Effects
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     -> -symbol-file xyz.exe
     <- *breakpoint,nr="3",address="0x123",source="a.c:123"
     <- (gdb)

A Bad Command
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   Here's what happens if you pass a non-existent command:

     -> -rubbish
     <- error,"Rubbish not found"
     <- (gdb)