ghci command docs tweaks

[ghc-hetmet.git] / docs / users_guide / ghci.xml

diff --git a/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml b/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml
index 9810dce..45ac5a6 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ def = toEnum 0
     <para>The debugger provides the following:
     <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
-          <para>The abilty to set a <firstterm>breakpoint</firstterm> on a
+          <para>The ability to set a <firstterm>breakpoint</firstterm> on a
             function definition or expression in the program.  When the function
             is called, or the expression evaluated, GHCi suspends 
             execution and returns to the prompt, where you can inspect the
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ right :: [a]
       <para>The execution continued at the point it previously stopped, and has
         now stopped at the breakpoint for a second time.</para>
 
-      <sect3 id="setting-breakpoings">
+      <sect3 id="setting-breakpoints">
         <title>Setting breakpoints</title>
 
         <para>Breakpoints can be set in various ways.  Perhaps the easiest way to
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ right :: [a]
         <title>Listing and deleting breakpoints</title>
 
         <para>The list of breakpoints currently enabled can be displayed using
-          <literal>:show&nbsp;breaks</literal></para>:
+          <literal>:show&nbsp;breaks</literal>:</para>
 <screen>
 *Main> :show breaks
 [0] Main qsort.hs:1:11-12
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ Just 20
         </listitem>
        <listitem><para>
          Implicit parameters (see <xref linkend="implicit-parameters"/>) are only available 
-         at the scope of a breakpoint if there is a explicit type signature.
+         at the scope of a breakpoint if there is an explicit type signature.
        </para>
         </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
@@ -1516,9 +1516,7 @@ $ ghci Main.hs
 
     <para>Most of the command-line options accepted by GHC (see <xref
     linkend="using-ghc"/>) also make sense in interactive mode.  The ones
-    that don't make sense are mostly obvious; for example, GHCi
-    doesn't generate interface files, so options related to interface
-    file generation won't have any effect.</para>
+    that don't make sense are mostly obvious.</para>
 
     <sect2>
       <title>Packages</title>
@@ -1534,12 +1532,7 @@ $ ghci Main.hs
 
 <screen>
 $ ghci -package readline
-   ___         ___ _
-  / _ \ /\  /\/ __(_)
- / /_\// /_/ / /  | |      GHC Interactive, version 6.6, for Haskell 98.
-/ /_\\/ __  / /___| |      http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
-\____/\/ /_/\____/|_|      Type :? for help.
-
+GHCi, version 6.8.1: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
 Loading package base ... linking ... done.
 Loading package readline-1.0 ... linking ... done.
 Prelude> 
@@ -1711,16 +1704,6 @@ $ ghci -lm
 
       <varlistentry>
        <term>
-          <literal>:continue</literal> 
-          <indexterm><primary><literal>:continue</literal></primary></indexterm>
-        </term>
-       <listitem><para>Continue the current evaluation, when stopped at a
-            breakpoint.</para>
-       </listitem>
-      </varlistentry>
-
-      <varlistentry>
-       <term>
           <literal>:cmd</literal> <replaceable>expr</replaceable>
           <indexterm><primary><literal>:cmd</literal></primary></indexterm>
         </term>
@@ -1735,6 +1718,16 @@ $ ghci -lm
 
       <varlistentry>
        <term>
+          <literal>:continue</literal> 
+          <indexterm><primary><literal>:continue</literal></primary></indexterm>
+        </term>
+       <listitem><para>Continue the current evaluation, when stopped at a
+            breakpoint.</para>
+       </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+       <term>
          <literal>:ctags</literal> <optional><replaceable>filename</replaceable></optional>
          <literal>:etags</literal> <optional><replaceable>filename</replaceable></optional>
          <indexterm><primary><literal>:etags</literal></primary>
@@ -1744,7 +1737,8 @@ $ ghci -lm
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Generates a &ldquo;tags&rdquo; file for Vi-style editors
-           (<literal>:ctags</literal>) or Emacs-style editors (<literal>etags</literal>).  If
+           (<literal>:ctags</literal>) or
+        Emacs-style editors (<literal>:etags</literal>).  If
            no filename is specified, the defaulit <filename>tags</filename> or
            <filename>TAGS</filename> is
            used, respectively.  Tags for all the functions, constructors and
@@ -1852,6 +1846,15 @@ Prelude> :. cmds.ghci
 
       <varlistentry>
        <term>
+          <literal>:etags</literal> 
+        </term>
+       <listitem>
+         <para>See <literal>:ctags</literal>.</para>
+       </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+       <term>
           <literal>:force <replaceable>identifier</replaceable> ...</literal>
           <indexterm><primary><literal>:force</literal></primary></indexterm>
         </term>
@@ -1988,7 +1991,7 @@ Prelude> :. cmds.ghci
             However, we cannot simply pass the arguments to the
             <literal>main</literal> function while we are testing in ghci,
             as the <literal>main</literal> function doesn't take its
-            directly.
+            arguments directly.
           </para>
 
           <para>
@@ -2033,7 +2036,7 @@ Prelude> :main foo bar
        <listitem>
          <para>Prints a value without forcing its evaluation.
             <literal>:print</literal> may be used on values whose types are
-            unkonwn or partially known, which might be the case for local
+            unknown or partially known, which might be the case for local
             variables with polymorphic types at a breakpoint.  While inspecting
             the runtime value, <literal>:print</literal> attempts to
             reconstruct the type of the value, and will elaborate the type in
@@ -2053,7 +2056,7 @@ Prelude> :main foo bar
           <indexterm><primary><literal>:quit</literal></primary></indexterm>
         </term>
        <listitem>
-         <para>Quits GHCi.  You can also quit by typing a control-D
+         <para>Quits GHCi.  You can also quit by typing control-D
          at the prompt.</para>
        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -2198,7 +2201,7 @@ Prelude> :main foo bar
           <indexterm><primary><literal>:show modules</literal></primary></indexterm>
         </term>
        <listitem>
-         <para>Show the list of modules currently load.</para>
+         <para>Show the list of modules currently loaded.</para>
        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>