From: Jim Kingdon <jkingdon@engr.sgi.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1993 16:20:51 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: * gdb.texinfo (Command Files): Explain order of init file reading.
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* gdb.texinfo (Command Files): Explain order of init file reading.
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index b34ea2bbbab..a9b78095c83 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Wed Oct 27 00:25:46 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 
+	* gdb.texinfo (Command Files): Explain order of init file reading.
+
 	* remote.texi (Bootstrapping): Talk about getting the serial driver
 	to deal with ^C sent by gdb to stop the remote system.
 
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index a2f293deb2a..cbdb8823623 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -7507,11 +7507,14 @@ it would from the terminal.
 @cindex init file
 @cindex @file{@value{GDBINIT}}
 When you start @value{GDBN}, it automatically executes commands from its
-@dfn{init files}.  These are files named @file{@value{GDBINIT}}.  @value{GDBN} reads
-the init file (if any) in your home directory and then the init file
-(if any) in the current working directory.  (The init files are not
-executed if you use the @samp{-nx} option; @pxref{Mode Options,
-,Choosing modes}.)
+@dfn{init files}.  These are files named @file{@value{GDBINIT}}.
+@value{GDBN} reads the init file (if any) in your home directory, then
+processes command line options and operands, and then reads the init
+file (if any) in the current working directory.  This is so the init
+file in your home directory can set options (such as @code{set
+complaints} which affect the processing of the command line options and
+operands.  The init files are not executed if you use the @samp{-nx}
+option; @pxref{Mode Options, ,Choosing modes}.
 
 @ifset GENERIC
 @cindex init file name