Name
list
Synopsis
listfunction
listline-spec
List lines of source code, starting at the beginning of
function function (first form), or centered
around the line defined by line-spec (second
form). Pressing the ENTER key repeats the last command; for
list
, this shows successive
lines of source text. A line-spec can take
one of the forms shown below.
Line Specifications
-
list
number
List lines centered around line number.
-
list +
offset
-
list -
offset
List lines centered around the line offset lines after (first form) or before (second form) the last line printed.
-
list
file
:
line
List lines centered around line line in source file file.
-
list
file
:
function
List lines centered around the opening brace of function function in source file file. This is necessary if there are multiple functions of the same name in different source files.
-
list *
address
List lines centered around the line containing address, which can be an expression.
-
list
first
,
last
List the lines from first to last, each of which may be any of the previous forms for a line-spec.
-
list
first
,
List lines starting with first.
-
list ,
last
List lines ending with last.
-
list +
-
list −
List the lines just after (first form) or just before (second form) the lines just printed.
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