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(Finally) doc that GDB sometimes inserts quotes for you, on overloaded

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symbol completion requests.
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@ -1219,8 +1219,12 @@ of a word. If there's only one possibility, _GDBN__ will fill in the
word, and wait for you to finish the command (or press @key{RET} to
enter it). For example, if you type
@c FIXME "@key" doesn't distinguish its argument sufficiently to permit
@c complete accuracy in these examples; space introduced for clarity.
@c If texinfo enhancements make it unnecessary, it would be nice to
@c replace " @key" by "@key" in the following...
@example
(_GDBP__) info bre@key{TAB}
(_GDBP__) info bre @key{TAB}
@end example
@noindent
@ -1250,7 +1254,7 @@ function names in your program that begin with those characters, for
example:
@example
(_GDBP__) b make_@key{TAB}
(_GDBP__) b make_ @key{TAB}
@exdent _GDBN__ sounds bell; press @key{TAB} again, to see:
make_a_section_from_file make_environ
make_abs_section make_function_type
@ -1291,11 +1295,28 @@ consider more information than usual when you press @key{TAB} or
@kbd{M-?} to request word completion:
@example
(_GDBP__) b 'name(@key{M-?}
name(int) name(float)
(_GDBP__) b 'name(
(_GDBP__) b 'bubble( @key{M-?}
bubble(double,double) bubble(int,int)
(_GDBP__) b 'bubble(
@end example
In some cases, _GDBN__ can tell that completing a name will require
quotes. When this happens, _GDBN__ will insert the quote for you (while
completing as much as it can) if you do not type the quote in the first
place:
@example
(_GDBP__) b bub @key{TAB}
@exdent _GDBN__ alters your input line to the following, and rings a bell:
(_GDBP__) b 'bubble(
@end example
@noindent
In general, _GDBN__ can tell that a quote is needed (and inserts it) if
you have not yet started typing the argument list when you ask for
completion on an overloaded symbol.
@node Help, , Completion, Commands
@section Getting Help
@cindex online documentation