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  19 <h3 class="section"><small>GDB/MI</small> Symbol Query Commands</h3>
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  21 <h4 class="subheading">The <code>-symbol-info-address</code> Command</h4>
  22
  23 <h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
  24
  25 <pre class="example">      -symbol-info-address <var>symbol</var>
  26      </pre>
  27
  28    <p>Describe where <var>symbol</var> is stored.
  29
  30 <h5 class="subsubheading">GDB Command</h5>
  31
  32    <p>The corresponding GDB command is <code>info address</code>.
  33
  34 <h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
  35
  36    <p>N.A.
  37
  38 <h4 class="subheading">The <code>-symbol-info-file</code> Command</h4>
  39
  40 <h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
  41
  42 <pre class="example">      -symbol-info-file
  43      </pre>
  44
  45    <p>Show the file for the symbol.
  46
  47 <h5 class="subsubheading">GDB Command</h5>
  48
  49    <p>There's no equivalent GDB command.  <code>gdbtk</code> has
  50 <code>gdb_find_file</code>.
  51
  52 <h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
  53
  54    <p>N.A.
  55
  56 <h4 class="subheading">The <code>-symbol-info-function</code> Command</h4>
  57
  58 <h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
  59
  60 <pre class="example">      -symbol-info-function
  61      </pre>
  62
  63    <p>Show which function the symbol lives in.
  64
  65 <h5 class="subsubheading">GDB Command</h5>
  66
  67    <p><code>gdb_get_function</code> in <code>gdbtk</code>.
  68
  69 <h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
  70
  71    <p>N.A.
  72
  73 <h4 class="subheading">The <code>-symbol-info-line</code> Command</h4>
  74
  75 <h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
  76
  77 <pre class="example">      -symbol-info-line
  78      </pre>
  79
  80    <p>Show the core addresses of the code for a source line.
  81
  82 <h5 class="subsubheading">GDB Command</h5>
  83
  84    <p>The corresponding GDB comamnd is <code>info line</code>.
  85 <code>gdbtk</code> has the <code>gdb_get_line</code> and <code>gdb_get_file</code> commands.
  86
  87 <h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
  88
  89    <p>N.A.
  90
  91 <h4 class="subheading">The <code>-symbol-info-symbol</code> Command</h4>
  92
  93 <h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
  94
  95 <pre class="example">      -symbol-info-symbol <var>addr</var>
  96      </pre>
  97
  98    <p>Describe what symbol is at location <var>addr</var>.
  99
 100 <h5 class="subsubheading">GDB Command</h5>
 101
 102    <p>The corresponding GDB command is <code>info symbol</code>.
 103
 104 <h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
 105
 106    <p>N.A.
 107
 108 <h4 class="subheading">The <code>-symbol-list-functions</code> Command</h4>
 109
 110 <h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
 111
 112 <pre class="example">      -symbol-list-functions
 113      </pre>
 114
 115    <p>List the functions in the executable.
 116
 117 <h5 class="subsubheading">GDB Command</h5>
 118
 119    <p><code>info functions</code> in GDB, <code>gdb_listfunc</code> and
 120 <code>gdb_search</code> in <code>gdbtk</code>.
 121
 122 <h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
 123
 124    <p>N.A.
 125
 126 <h4 class="subheading">The <code>-symbol-list-types</code> Command</h4>
 127
 128 <h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
 129
 130 <pre class="example">      -symbol-list-types
 131      </pre>
 132
 133    <p>List all the type names.
 134
 135 <h5 class="subsubheading">GDB Command</h5>
 136
 137    <p>The corresponding commands are <code>info types</code> in GDB,
 138 <code>gdb_search</code> in <code>gdbtk</code>.
 139
 140 <h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
 141
 142    <p>N.A.
 143
 144 <h4 class="subheading">The <code>-symbol-list-variables</code> Command</h4>
 145
 146 <h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
 147
 148 <pre class="example">      -symbol-list-variables
 149      </pre>
 150
 151    <p>List all the global and static variable names.
 152
 153 <h5 class="subsubheading">GDB Command</h5>
 154
 155    <p><code>info variables</code> in GDB, <code>gdb_search</code> in <code>gdbtk</code>.
 156
 157 <h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
 158
 159    <p>N.A.
 160
 161 <h4 class="subheading">The <code>-symbol-locate</code> Command</h4>
 162
 163 <h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
 164
 165 <pre class="example">      -symbol-locate
 166      </pre>
 167
 168 <h5 class="subsubheading">GDB Command</h5>
 169
 170    <p><code>gdb_loc</code> in <code>gdbtk</code>.
 171
 172 <h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
 173
 174    <p>N.A.
 175
 176 <h4 class="subheading">The <code>-symbol-type</code> Command</h4>
 177
 178 <h5 class="subsubheading">Synopsis</h5>
 179
 180 <pre class="example">      -symbol-type <var>variable</var>
 181      </pre>
 182
 183    <p>Show type of <var>variable</var>.
 184
 185 <h5 class="subsubheading">GDB Command</h5>
 186
 187    <p>The corresponding GDB command is <code>ptype</code>, <code>gdbtk</code> has
 188 <code>gdb_obj_variable</code>.
 189
 190 <h5 class="subsubheading">Example</h5>
 191
 192    <p>N.A.
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