* gdb.texinfo (Tracepoint Actions): Mention the "info scope"

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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
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--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -5897,6 +5897,9 @@ You can give several consecutive @code{collect} commands, each one
 with a single argument, or one @code{collect} command with several
 arguments separated by commas: the effect is the same.
 
+The command @code{info scope} (@pxref{Symbols, info scope}) is
+particularly useful for figuring out what data to collect.
+
 @kindex while-stepping @r{(tracepoints)}
 @item while-stepping @var{n}
 Perform @var{n} single-step traces after the tracepoint, collecting
@@ -8246,6 +8249,11 @@ Symbol nline is a local variable in register $edx, length 4.
 Symbol repeat is a local variable at frame offset -8, length 4.
 @end smallexample
 
+@noindent
+This command is especially useful for determining what data to collect
+during a @dfn{trace experiment}, see @ref{Tracepoint Actions,
+collect}.
+
 @kindex info source
 @item info source
 Show the name of the current source file---that is, the source file for