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diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/help.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/help.exp
index 508728b3f2..ac646e72e5 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/help.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/help.exp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#   Copyright 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
-#   2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   Copyright 1988, 1990-1992, 1994-2000, 2002-2003, 2005-2012 Free
+#   Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -14,22 +14,17 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-# Please email any bugs, comments, and/or additions to this file to:
-# bug-gdb@prep.ai.mit.edu
-
 # This file was written by Rob Savoye. (rob@cygnus.com)
 
 #
 # test gdb help commands
 #
 
-set prms_id 0
-set bug_id 0
 
 gdb_start
 
-# force the height of the debugger to be pretty large so no pagers getused
-gdb_test "set height 400" "" "test set height"
+# force the height of the debugger to be pretty large so no pagers get used
+gdb_test_no_output "set height 500" "test set height"
 
 # use a larger expect input buffer for long help outputs.
 # test help add-symbol-file
@@ -42,22 +37,22 @@ test_class_help "aliases" {"Aliases of other commands\.\[\r\n\]+"}
 # test help append
 gdb_test "help append" "Append target code/data to a local file\.\[\r\n\]+List of append subcommands:.*" 
 gdb_test "help append binary" "Append target code/data to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+List of append binary subcommands:.*" 
-gdb_test "help append memory" "Append contents of memory to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory within the\[\r\n\]+range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specifed FILE in raw target ordered bytes\." 
+gdb_test "help append memory" "Append contents of memory to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory within the\[\r\n\]+range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specified FILE in raw target ordered bytes\." 
 gdb_test "help append value" "Append the value of an expression to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE EXPRESSION\.  Writes the value of EXPRESSION to\[\r\n\]+the specified FILE in raw target ordered bytes\." 
-gdb_test "help append binary memory" "Append contents of memory to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory within the\[\r\n\]+range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specifed FILE in raw target ordered bytes\." 
+gdb_test "help append binary memory" "Append contents of memory to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory within the\[\r\n\]+range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specified FILE in raw target ordered bytes\." 
 gdb_test "help append binary value" "Append the value of an expression to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE EXPRESSION\.  Writes the value of EXPRESSION\[\r\n\]+to the specified FILE in raw target ordered bytes\." 
 # test help attach
 gdb_test "help attach" "Attach to a process or file outside of GDB\.\[\r\n\]+This command attaches to another target, of the same type as your last\[\r\n\]+\"target\" command \\(\"info files\" will show your target stack\\)\.\[\r\n\]+The command may take as argument a process id or a device file\.\[\r\n\]+For a process id, you must have permission to send the process a signal,\[\r\n\]+and it must have the same effective uid as the debugger\.\[\r\n\]+When using \"attach\" with a process id, the debugger finds the\[\r\n\]+program running in the process, looking first in the current working\[\r\n\]+directory, or \\(if not found there\\) using the source file search path\[\r\n\]+\\(see the \"directory\" command\\)\.  You can also use the \"file\" command\[\r\n\]+to specify the program, and to load its symbol table\." "help attach"
 # test help breakpoint "b" abbreviation
-gdb_test "help b" "Set breakpoint at specified line or function\.\[\r\n\]+break \\\[LOCATION\] \\\[thread THREADNUM\] \\\[if CONDITION\]\[\r\n\]+LOCATION may be a line number, function name, or \"\[*\]\" and an address\.\[\r\n\]+If a line number is specified, break at start of code for that line\.\[\r\n\]+If a function is specified, break at start of code for that function\.\[\r\n\]+If an address is specified, break at that exact address\.\[\r\n\]+With no LOCATION, uses current execution address of selected stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+This is useful for breaking on return to a stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+THREADNUM is the number from \"info threads\"\.\[\r\n\]+CONDITION is a boolean expression\.\[\r\n\]+Multiple breakpoints at one place are permitted, and useful if conditional\.\[\r\n\]+Do \"help breakpoints\" for info on other commands dealing with breakpoints\." "help breakpoint \"b\" abbreviation"
+gdb_test "help b" "Set breakpoint at specified line or function\.\[\r\n\]+break \\\[PROBE_MODIFIER\] \\\[LOCATION\] \\\[thread THREADNUM\] \\\[if CONDITION\]\[\r\n\]+PROBE_MODIFIER shall be present if the command is to be placed in a\[\r\n\]+probe point\.  Accepted values are \\`-probe\\' \\(for a generic, automatically\[\r\n\]+guessed probe type\\) or \\`-probe-stap\\' \\(for a SystemTap probe\\)\.\[\r\n\]+LOCATION may be a line number, function name, or \"\[*\]\" and an address\.\[\r\n\]+If a line number is specified, break at start of code for that line\.\[\r\n\]+If a function is specified, break at start of code for that function\.\[\r\n\]+If an address is specified, break at that exact address\.\[\r\n\]+With no LOCATION, uses current execution address of the selected\[\r\n\]+stack frame\.  This is useful for breaking on return to a stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+THREADNUM is the number from \"info threads\"\.\[\r\n\]+CONDITION is a boolean expression\.\[\r\n\]+Multiple breakpoints at one place are permitted, and useful if their\[\r\n\]+conditions are different\.\[\r\n\]+Do \"help breakpoints\" for info on other commands dealing with breakpoints\." "help breakpoint \"b\" abbreviation"
 # test help breakpoint "br" abbreviation
-gdb_test "help br" "Set breakpoint at specified line or function\.\[\r\n\]+break \\\[LOCATION\] \\\[thread THREADNUM\] \\\[if CONDITION\]\[\r\n\]+LOCATION may be a line number, function name, or \"\[*\]\" and an address\.\[\r\n\]+If a line number is specified, break at start of code for that line\.\[\r\n\]+If a function is specified, break at start of code for that function\.\[\r\n\]+If an address is specified, break at that exact address\.\[\r\n\]+With no LOCATION, uses current execution address of selected stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+This is useful for breaking on return to a stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+THREADNUM is the number from \"info threads\"\.\[\r\n\]+CONDITION is a boolean expression\.\[\r\n\]+Multiple breakpoints at one place are permitted, and useful if conditional\.\[\r\n\]+Do \"help breakpoints\" for info on other commands dealing with breakpoints\." "help breakpoint \"br\" abbreviation"
+gdb_test "help br" "Set breakpoint at specified line or function\.\[\r\n\]+break \\\[PROBE_MODIFIER\] \\\[LOCATION\] \\\[thread THREADNUM\] \\\[if CONDITION\]\[\r\n\]+PROBE_MODIFIER shall be present if the command is to be placed in a\[\r\n\]+probe point\.  Accepted values are \\`-probe\\' \\(for a generic, automatically\[\r\n\]+guessed probe type\\) or \\`-probe-stap\\' \\(for a SystemTap probe\\)\.\[\r\n\]+LOCATION may be a line number, function name, or \"\[*\]\" and an address\.\[\r\n\]+If a line number is specified, break at start of code for that line\.\[\r\n\]+If a function is specified, break at start of code for that function\.\[\r\n\]+If an address is specified, break at that exact address\.\[\r\n\]+With no LOCATION, uses current execution address of the selected\[\r\n\]+stack frame\.  This is useful for breaking on return to a stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+THREADNUM is the number from \"info threads\"\.\[\r\n\]+CONDITION is a boolean expression\.\[\r\n\]+Multiple breakpoints at one place are permitted, and useful if their\[\r\n\]+conditions are different\.\[\r\n\]+Do \"help breakpoints\" for info on other commands dealing with breakpoints\." "help breakpoint \"br\" abbreviation"
 # test help breakpoint "bre" abbreviation
-gdb_test "help bre" "Set breakpoint at specified line or function\.\[\r\n\]+break \\\[LOCATION\] \\\[thread THREADNUM\] \\\[if CONDITION\]\[\r\n\]+LOCATION may be a line number, function name, or \"\[*\]\" and an address\.\[\r\n\]+If a line number is specified, break at start of code for that line\.\[\r\n\]+If a function is specified, break at start of code for that function\.\[\r\n\]+If an address is specified, break at that exact address\.\[\r\n\]+With no LOCATION, uses current execution address of selected stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+This is useful for breaking on return to a stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+THREADNUM is the number from \"info threads\"\.\[\r\n\]+CONDITION is a boolean expression\.\[\r\n\]+Multiple breakpoints at one place are permitted, and useful if conditional\.\[\r\n\]+Do \"help breakpoints\" for info on other commands dealing with breakpoints\." "help breakpoint \"bre\" abbreviation"
+gdb_test "help bre" "Set breakpoint at specified line or function\.\[\r\n\]+break \\\[PROBE_MODIFIER\] \\\[LOCATION\] \\\[thread THREADNUM\] \\\[if CONDITION\]\[\r\n\]+PROBE_MODIFIER shall be present if the command is to be placed in a\[\r\n\]+probe point\.  Accepted values are \\`-probe\\' \\(for a generic, automatically\[\r\n\]+guessed probe type\\) or \\`-probe-stap\\' \\(for a SystemTap probe\\)\.\[\r\n\]+LOCATION may be a line number, function name, or \"\[*\]\" and an address\.\[\r\n\]+If a line number is specified, break at start of code for that line\.\[\r\n\]+If a function is specified, break at start of code for that function\.\[\r\n\]+If an address is specified, break at that exact address\.\[\r\n\]+With no LOCATION, uses current execution address of the selected\[\r\n\]+stack frame\.  This is useful for breaking on return to a stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+THREADNUM is the number from \"info threads\"\.\[\r\n\]+CONDITION is a boolean expression\.\[\r\n\]+Multiple breakpoints at one place are permitted, and useful if their\[\r\n\]+conditions are different\.\[\r\n\]+Do \"help breakpoints\" for info on other commands dealing with breakpoints\." "help breakpoint \"bre\" abbreviation"
 # test help breakpoint "brea" abbreviation
-gdb_test "help brea" "Set breakpoint at specified line or function\.\[\r\n\]+break \\\[LOCATION\] \\\[thread THREADNUM\] \\\[if CONDITION\]\[\r\n\]+LOCATION may be a line number, function name, or \"\[*\]\" and an address\.\[\r\n\]+If a line number is specified, break at start of code for that line\.\[\r\n\]+If a function is specified, break at start of code for that function\.\[\r\n\]+If an address is specified, break at that exact address\.\[\r\n\]+With no LOCATION, uses current execution address of selected stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+This is useful for breaking on return to a stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+THREADNUM is the number from \"info threads\"\.\[\r\n\]+CONDITION is a boolean expression\.\[\r\n\]+Multiple breakpoints at one place are permitted, and useful if conditional\.\[\r\n\]+Do \"help breakpoints\" for info on other commands dealing with breakpoints\." "help breakpoint \"brea\" abbreviation"
+gdb_test "help brea" "Set breakpoint at specified line or function\.\[\r\n\]+break \\\[PROBE_MODIFIER\] \\\[LOCATION\] \\\[thread THREADNUM\] \\\[if CONDITION\]\[\r\n\]+PROBE_MODIFIER shall be present if the command is to be placed in a\[\r\n\]+probe point\.  Accepted values are \\`-probe\\' \\(for a generic, automatically\[\r\n\]+guessed probe type\\) or \\`-probe-stap\\' \\(for a SystemTap probe\\)\.\[\r\n\]+LOCATION may be a line number, function name, or \"\[*\]\" and an address\.\[\r\n\]+If a line number is specified, break at start of code for that line\.\[\r\n\]+If a function is specified, break at start of code for that function\.\[\r\n\]+If an address is specified, break at that exact address\.\[\r\n\]+With no LOCATION, uses current execution address of the selected\[\r\n\]+stack frame\.  This is useful for breaking on return to a stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+THREADNUM is the number from \"info threads\"\.\[\r\n\]+CONDITION is a boolean expression\.\[\r\n\]+Multiple breakpoints at one place are permitted, and useful if their\[\r\n\]+conditions are different\.\[\r\n\]+Do \"help breakpoints\" for info on other commands dealing with breakpoints\." "help breakpoint \"brea\" abbreviation"
 # test help breakpoint "break" abbreviation
-gdb_test "help break" "Set breakpoint at specified line or function\.\[\r\n\]+break \\\[LOCATION\] \\\[thread THREADNUM\] \\\[if CONDITION\]\[\r\n\]+LOCATION may be a line number, function name, or \"\[*\]\" and an address\.\[\r\n\]+If a line number is specified, break at start of code for that line\.\[\r\n\]+If a function is specified, break at start of code for that function\.\[\r\n\]+If an address is specified, break at that exact address\.\[\r\n\]+With no LOCATION, uses current execution address of selected stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+This is useful for breaking on return to a stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+THREADNUM is the number from \"info threads\"\.\[\r\n\]+CONDITION is a boolean expression\.\[\r\n\]+Multiple breakpoints at one place are permitted, and useful if conditional\.\[\r\n\]+Do \"help breakpoints\" for info on other commands dealing with breakpoints\." "help breakpoint \"break\" abbreviation"
+gdb_test "help break" "Set breakpoint at specified line or function\.\[\r\n\]+break \\\[PROBE_MODIFIER\] \\\[LOCATION\] \\\[thread THREADNUM\] \\\[if CONDITION\]\[\r\n\]+PROBE_MODIFIER shall be present if the command is to be placed in a\[\r\n\]+probe point\.  Accepted values are \\`-probe\\' \\(for a generic, automatically\[\r\n\]+guessed probe type\\) or \\`-probe-stap\\' \\(for a SystemTap probe\\)\.\[\r\n\]+LOCATION may be a line number, function name, or \"\[*\]\" and an address\.\[\r\n\]+If a line number is specified, break at start of code for that line\.\[\r\n\]+If a function is specified, break at start of code for that function\.\[\r\n\]+If an address is specified, break at that exact address\.\[\r\n\]+With no LOCATION, uses current execution address of the selected\[\r\n\]+stack frame\.  This is useful for breaking on return to a stack frame\.\[\r\n\]+THREADNUM is the number from \"info threads\"\.\[\r\n\]+CONDITION is a boolean expression\.\[\r\n\]+Multiple breakpoints at one place are permitted, and useful if their\[\r\n\]+conditions are different\.\[\r\n\]+Do \"help breakpoints\" for info on other commands dealing with breakpoints\." "help breakpoint \"break\" abbreviation"
 # test help breakpoints
 test_class_help "breakpoints" {"Making program stop at certain points\.\[\r\n\]+"}
 # test help backtrace "bt" abbreviation
@@ -71,7 +66,7 @@ gdb_test "help continue" "Continue program being debugged.*" "help continue"
 # test help call
 gdb_test "help call" "Call a function.*" "help call"
 # test help catch
-gdb_test "help catch" "Set catchpoints to catch events.*Raised signals may be caught:.*catch signal.*all signals.*catch signal.*signame.*a particular signal.*Raised exceptions may be caught:.*catch throw.*all exceptions, when thrown.*catch throw.*exceptname.*a particular exception, when thrown.*catch catch.*all exceptions, when caught.*catch catch.*exceptname.*a particular exception, when caught.*Thread or process events may be caught:.*catch thread_start.*any threads, just after creation.*catch thread_exit.*any threads, just before expiration.*catch thread_join.*any threads, just after joins.*catch start.*any processes, just after creation.*catch exit.*any processes, just before expiration.*catch fork.*calls to fork.*catch vfork.*calls to vfork.*catch exec.*calls to exec.*Dynamically.linked library events may be caught:.*catch load.*loads of any library.*catch load.*libname.*loads of a particular library.*catch unload.*unloads of any library.*catch unload.*libname.*unloads of a particular library.*The act of your program's execution stopping may also be caught:.*catch stop.*Do.*help set follow-fork-mode.*for info on debugging your program.*after a fork or vfork is caught.*Do.*help breakpoints.*for info on other commands dealing with breakpoints." "help catch"
+gdb_test "help catch" "Set catchpoints to catch events.*List of catch subcommands:.*catch assert -- Catch failed Ada assertions.*catch catch -- Catch an exception.*catch exception -- Catch Ada exceptions.*catch exec -- Catch calls to exec.*catch fork -- Catch calls to fork.*catch vfork -- Catch calls to vfork.*Type .help catch. followed by catch subcommand name for full documentation.*Type .apropos word. to search for commands related to .word..*Command name abbreviations are allowed if unambiguous.*" "help catch"
 # test help cd
 gdb_test "help cd" "Set working directory to DIR for debugger and program being debugged\.\[\r\n\]+The change does not take effect for the program being debugged\[\r\n\]+until the next time it is started\." "help cd"
 # test help clear
@@ -114,7 +109,7 @@ set expected_help_disable {
     "Disable some breakpoints\.\[\r\n\]+"
     "Arguments are breakpoint numbers with spaces in between\.\[\r\n\]+"
     "To disable all breakpoints, give no argument\.\[\r\n\]+"
-    "A disabled breakpoint is not forgotten, but has no effect until reenabled\.\[\r\n\]+"
+    "A disabled breakpoint is not forgotten, but has no effect until re-enabled\.\[\r\n\]+"
 }
 test_prefix_command_help {"dis" "disable"} $expected_help_disable "help disable \"dis\" abbreviation"
 # test help disable "disa" abbreviation
@@ -122,11 +117,11 @@ test_prefix_command_help {"disa" "disable"} $expected_help_disable "help disable
 # test help disable
 test_prefix_command_help "disable" $expected_help_disable
 # test help disable breakpoints
-gdb_test "help disable breakpoints" "Disable some breakpoints\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are breakpoint numbers with spaces in between\.\[\r\n\]+To disable all breakpoints, give no argument\.\[\r\n\]+A disabled breakpoint is not forgotten, but has no effect until reenabled\.\[\r\n\]+This command may be abbreviated \"disable\"." "help disable breakpoints"
+gdb_test "help disable breakpoints" "Disable some breakpoints\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are breakpoint numbers with spaces in between\.\[\r\n\]+To disable all breakpoints, give no argument\.\[\r\n\]+A disabled breakpoint is not forgotten, but has no effect until re-enabled\.\[\r\n\]+This command may be abbreviated \"disable\"." "help disable breakpoints"
 # test help disable display
 gdb_test "help disable display" "Disable some expressions to be displayed when program stops\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are the code numbers of the expressions to stop displaying\.\[\r\n\]+No argument means disable all automatic-display expressions\.\[\r\n\]+Do \"info display\" to see current list of code numbers\." "help disable display"
 # test help disassemble
-gdb_test "help disassemble" "Disassemble a specified section of memory\.\[\r\n\]+Default is the function surrounding the pc of the selected frame\.\[\r\n\]+With a single argument, the function surrounding that address is dumped\.\[\r\n\]+Two arguments are taken as a range of memory to dump\." "help disassemble"
+gdb_test "help disassemble" "Disassemble a specified section of memory\.\[\r\n\]+Default is the function surrounding the pc of the selected frame\.\[\r\n\]+With a /m modifier, source lines are included \\(if available\\)\.\[\r\n\]+With a /r modifier, raw instructions in hex are included\.\[\r\n\]+With a single argument, the function surrounding that address is dumped\.\[\r\n\]+Two arguments \\(separated by a comma\\) are taken as a range of memory to dump,\[\r\n\]+  in the form of \"start,end\", or \"start,\\+length\"\." "help disassemble"
 # test help display
 gdb_test "help display" "Print value of expression EXP each time the program stops\.\[\r\n\]+/FMT may be used before EXP as in the \"print\" command\.\[\r\n\]+/FMT \"i\" or \"s\" or including a size-letter is allowed,\[\r\n\]+as in the \"x\" command, and then EXP is used to get the address to examine\[\r\n\]+and examining is done as in the \"x\" command\.\[\r\n\]+With no argument, display all currently requested auto-display expressions\.\[\r\n\]+Use \"undisplay\" to cancel display requests previously made\." "help display"
 # test help do
@@ -141,17 +136,17 @@ gdb_test "help down-silently" "Same as the `down' command, but does not print an
 gdb_test "help dump" "Dump target code/data to a local file\.\[\r\n\]+List of dump subcommands:.*" 
 gdb_test "help dump binary" "Write target code/data to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+List of dump binary subcommands:.*" 
 gdb_test "help dump ihex" "Write target code/data to an intel hex file\.\[\r\n\]+List of dump ihex subcommands:.*" 
-gdb_test "help dump memory" "Write contents of memory to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory within the\[\r\n\]+range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specifed FILE in raw target ordered bytes\." 
+gdb_test "help dump memory" "Write contents of memory to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory within the\[\r\n\]+range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specified FILE in raw target ordered bytes\." 
 gdb_test "help dump srec" "Write target code/data to an srec file\.\[\r\n\]+List of dump srec subcommands:.*" 
 gdb_test "help dump tekhex" "Write target code/data to a tekhex file\.\[\r\n\]+List of dump tekhex subcommands:.*" 
 gdb_test "help dump value" "Write the value of an expression to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE EXPRESSION\.  Writes the value of EXPRESSION to\[\r\n\]+the specified FILE in raw target ordered bytes\." 
-gdb_test "help dump binary memory" "Write contents of memory to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory\[\r\n\]+within the range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specifed FILE in binary format\." 
+gdb_test "help dump binary memory" "Write contents of memory to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory\[\r\n\]+within the range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specified FILE in binary format\." 
 gdb_test "help dump binary value" "Write the value of an expression to a raw binary file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE EXPRESSION\.  Writes the value of EXPRESSION\[\r\n\]+to the specified FILE in raw target ordered bytes\." "help dump binary value"
-gdb_test "help dump ihex memory" "Write contents of memory to an ihex file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory within\[\r\n\]+the range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specifed FILE in intel hex format\." 
+gdb_test "help dump ihex memory" "Write contents of memory to an ihex file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory within\[\r\n\]+the range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specified FILE in intel hex format\." 
 gdb_test "help dump ihex value" "Write the value of an expression to an ihex file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE EXPRESSION\.  Writes the value of EXPRESSION\[\r\n\]+to the specified FILE in intel hex format\." 
-gdb_test "help dump srec memory" "Write contents of memory to an srec file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory\[\r\n\]+within the range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specifed FILE in srec format\." 
+gdb_test "help dump srec memory" "Write contents of memory to an srec file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory\[\r\n\]+within the range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specified FILE in srec format\." 
 gdb_test "help dump srec value" "Write the value of an expression to an srec file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE EXPRESSION\.  Writes the value of EXPRESSION\[\r\n\]+to the specified FILE in srec format\." 
-gdb_test "help dump tekhex memory" "Write contents of memory to a tekhex file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory\[\r\n\]+within the range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specifed FILE in tekhex format\." 
+gdb_test "help dump tekhex memory" "Write contents of memory to a tekhex file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE START STOP\.  Writes the contents of memory\[\r\n\]+within the range \\\[START \.\. STOP\\) to the specified FILE in tekhex format\." 
 gdb_test "help dump tekhex value" "Write the value of an expression to a tekhex file\.\[\r\n\]+Arguments are FILE EXPRESSION\.  Writes the value of EXPRESSION\[\r\n\]+to the specified FILE in tekhex format\." 
 # this command was removed from GDB 4.5.8
 # test help dump-me
@@ -199,29 +194,25 @@ gdb_test "help file" "Use FILE as program to be debugged\.\[\r\n\]+It is read fo
 # test help files
 gdb_test "help files" "Specifying.*" "help files"
 # test help finish
-gdb_test "help finish" "Execute until selected stack frame returns\.\[\r\n\]+Upon return, the value returned is printed and put in the value history\." "help finish"
+gdb_test "help finish" "Execute until selected stack frame returns\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: finish\[\r\n\]+Upon return, the value returned is printed and put in the value history\.\[\r\n\]+" "help finish"
 # test help forward-search
 gdb_test "help forward-search" "Search for regular expression \\(see regex\\(3\\)\\) from last line listed.*" "help forward-search"
 # test help gcore
-send_gdb "help gcore\n"
-gdb_expect {
+gdb_test_multiple "help gcore" "help gcore" {
     -re "Undefined command: \"gcore\"\.  Try \"help\".*$gdb_prompt $" {
 	pass "help gcore"
     }
     -re "Save a core file with the current state of the debugged process\.\[\r\n\]+Argument is optional filename\.  Default filename is 'core\.<process_id>'.*$gdb_prompt $" {
 	pass "help gcore"
     }
-    default { fail "help gcore" }
 }
-send_gdb "help generate-core-file\n"
-gdb_expect {
+gdb_test_multiple "help generate-core-file" "help generate-core-file" {
     -re "Undefined command: \"generate-core-file\"\.  Try \"help\".*$gdb_prompt $" {
 	pass "help gcore"
     }
     -re "Save a core file with the current state of the debugged process\.\[\r\n\]+Argument is optional filename\.  Default filename is 'core\.<process_id>'.*$gdb_prompt $" {
 	pass "help gcore"
     }
-    default { fail "help gcore" }
 }
 # test help help "h" abbreviation 
 gdb_test "help h" "Print list of commands\." "help help \"h\" abbreviation"
@@ -246,9 +237,9 @@ gdb_test "help info all-registers" "List of all registers and their contents, fo
 # test help info args
 gdb_test "help info args" "Argument variables of current stack frame\." "help info args"
 # test help info breakpoints
-gdb_test "help info breakpoints" "Status of user-settable breakpoints, or breakpoint number NUMBER\..*\[\r\n\]+breakpoint set\." "help info breakpoints"
-# test help info catch
-gdb_test "help info catch" "Exceptions that can be caught in the current stack frame\." "help info catch"
+gdb_test "help info breakpoints" \
+    "Status of specified breakpoints .all user-settable breakpoints if no argument.*\[\r\n\]+breakpoint set\." \
+    "help info breakpoints"
 # test help info copying
 gdb_test "help info copying" "Conditions for redistributing copies of GDB\." "help info copying"
 # test help info display
@@ -289,6 +280,8 @@ gdb_test "help info symbol" "Describe what symbol is at location ADDR.*"
 gdb_test "help info target" "Names of targets and files being debugged\.\[\r\n\]+Shows the entire stack of targets currently in use \\(including the exec-file,\[\r\n\]+core-file, and process, if any\\), as well as the symbol file name\." "help info target"
 # test help info terminal
 gdb_test "help info terminal" "Print inferior's saved terminal status\." "help info terminal"
+# test help info threads
+gdb_test "help info threads" "Display currently known threads.*" "help info threads"
 # test help info types
 gdb_test "help info types" "All type names, or those matching REGEXP\." "help info types"
 # test help info variables
@@ -296,13 +289,17 @@ gdb_test "help info variables" "All global and static variable names, or those m
 # test help info warranty
 gdb_test "help info warranty" "Various kinds of warranty you do not have\." "help info warranty"
 # test help info watchpoints
-gdb_test "help info watchpoints" "Synonym for ``info breakpoints''\." "help info watchpoints"
+gdb_test "help info watchpoints" \
+    "Status of specified watchpoints .all watchpoints if no argument.\." \
+    "help info watchpoints"
 # test help inspect
 gdb_test "help inspect" "Same as \"print\" command, except that if you are running in the epoch\[\r\n\]+environment, the value is printed in its own window\." "help inspect"
 # test help jump
-gdb_test "help jump" "Continue program being debugged at specified line or address\.\[\r\n\]+Give as argument either LINENUM or \[*\]+ADDR, where ADDR is an expression\[\r\n\]+for an address to start at\." "help jump"
+gdb_test "help jump" "Continue program being debugged at specified line or address\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: jump <location>\[\r\n\]+Give as argument either LINENUM or \[*\]+ADDR, where ADDR is an expression\[\r\n\]+for an address to start at\." "help jump"
 # test help kill
-gdb_test "help kill" "Kill execution of program being debugged\." "help kill"
+test_prefix_command_help "kill" {
+    "Kill execution of program being debugged\.\[\r\n\]+"
+}
 # test help list "l" abbreviation
 gdb_test "help l" "List specified function or line\.\[\r\n\]+With no argument, lists ten more lines after or around previous listing\.\[\r\n\]+\"list -\" lists the ten lines before a previous ten-line listing\.\[\r\n\]+One argument specifies a line, and ten lines are listed around that line\.\[\r\n\]+Two arguments with comma between specify starting and ending lines to list\.\[\r\n\]+Lines can be specified in these ways:\[\r\n\]+  LINENUM, to list around that line in current file,\[\r\n\]+  FILE:LINENUM, to list around that line in that file,\[\r\n\]+  FUNCTION, to list around beginning of that function,\[\r\n\]+  FILE:FUNCTION, to distinguish among like-named static functions\.\[\r\n\]+  \[*\]ADDRESS, to list around the line containing that address\.\[\r\n\]+With two args if one is empty it stands for ten lines away from the other arg\." "help list \"l\" abbreviation"
 # test help list
@@ -312,11 +309,11 @@ gdb_test "help load" "Dynamically load FILE into the running program, and record
 # test help make
 gdb_test "help make" "Run the ``make'' program using the rest of the line as arguments\." "help make"
 # test help next "n" abbreviation
-gdb_test "help n" "Step program, proceeding through subroutine calls\.\[\r\n\]+Like the \"step\" command as long as subroutine calls do not happen;\[\r\n\]+when they do, the call is treated as one instruction\.\[\r\n\]+Argument N means do this N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\." "help next \"n\" abbreviation"
+gdb_test "help n" "Step program, proceeding through subroutine calls\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: next \\\[N\\\]\[\r\n\]+Unlike \"step\", if the current source line calls a subroutine,\[\r\n\]+this command does not enter the subroutine, but instead steps over\[\r\n\]+the call, in effect treating it as a single source line\.\[\r\n\]+" "help next \"n\" abbreviation"
 # test help next
-gdb_test "help next" "Step program, proceeding through subroutine calls\.\[\r\n\]+Like the \"step\" command as long as subroutine calls do not happen;\[\r\n\]+when they do, the call is treated as one instruction\.\[\r\n\]+Argument N means do this N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\." "help next"
+gdb_test "help next" "Step program, proceeding through subroutine calls\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: next \\\[N\\\]\[\r\n\]+Unlike \"step\", if the current source line calls a subroutine,\[\r\n\]+this command does not enter the subroutine, but instead steps over\[\r\n\]+the call, in effect treating it as a single source line\.\[\r\n\]+" "help next \"n\" abbreviation"
 # test help nexti
-gdb_test "help ni" "Step one instruction, but proceed through subroutine calls\.\[\r\n\]+Argument N means do this N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\." "help nexti"
+gdb_test "help ni" "Step one instruction, but proceed through subroutine calls\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: nexti \\\[N\\\]\[\r\n\]+Argument N means step N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\.\[\r\n\]+" "help nexti"
 # all the commands that used to be here are now in "maintainance" instead
 # test help obscure
 test_class_help "obscure" {
@@ -368,9 +365,9 @@ test_class_help "running" {
     "Running the program\.\[\r\n\]+"
 }
 # test help step "s" abbreviation
-gdb_test "help s" "Step program until it reaches a different source line\.\[\r\n\]+Argument N means do this N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\." "help step \"s\" abbreviation"
+gdb_test "help s" "Step program until it reaches a different source line\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: step \\\[N\\\]\[\r\n\]+Argument N means step N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\.\[\r\n\]+" "help step \"s\" abbreviation"
 # test help step
-gdb_test "help step" "Step program until it reaches a different source line\.\[\r\n\]+Argument N means do this N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\." "help step #1"
+gdb_test "help step" "Step program until it reaches a different source line\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: step \\\[N\\\]\[\r\n\]+Argument N means step N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\.\[\r\n\]+" "help step #1"
 # test help search
 gdb_test "help search" "Search for regular expression \\(see regex\\(3\\)\\) from last line listed\..*" "help search"
 # test help section
@@ -418,7 +415,8 @@ test_prefix_command_help {"set history"} {
     "Generic command for setting command history parameters\.\[\r\n\]+"
 }
 # test help set language
-gdb_test "help set language" "Set the current source language\." "help set language"
+gdb_test "help set language" "Set the current source language\.\[\r\n\]+The currently understood settings are:(\[^\r\n\]*\[\r\n\])+local or auto  *Automatic setting based on source file(\[^\r\n\]*\[\r\n\])+c  *Use the C language(\[^\r\n\]*\[\r\n\])+c\[+\]+  *Use the C\[+\]+ language(\[^\r\n\]*\[\r\n\])+modula-2  *Use the Modula-2 language.*" "help set language"
+
 # test help set listsize
 gdb_test "help set listsize" "Set number of source lines gdb will list by default\." "help set listsize"
 # test help set print "p" abbreviation
@@ -460,8 +458,6 @@ gdb_test "help set print vtbl" "Set printing of C\[+\]+ virtual function tables\
 gdb_test "help set prompt" "Set gdb's prompt" "help set prompt"
 # test help set radix
 gdb_test "help set radix" "Set default input and output number radices\.\[\r\n\]+Use \'set input-radix\' or \'set output-radix\' to independently set each\.\[\r\n\]+Without an argument, sets both radices back to the default value of 10\." "help set radix"
-# test help set symbol-reloading
-gdb_test "help set symbol-reloading" "Set dynamic symbol table reloading multiple times in one run\." "help set symbol-reloading"
 # test help set variable
 gdb_test "help set variable" "Evaluate expression EXP and assign result to variable VAR, using assignment\[\r\n\]+syntax appropriate for the current language \\(VAR = EXP or VAR := EXP for\[\r\n\]+example\\)\.  VAR may be a debugger \"convenience\" variable \\(names starting\[\r\n\]+with \\\$\\), a register \\(a few standard names starting with \\\$\\), or an actual\[\r\n\]+variable in the program being debugged\.  EXP is any valid expression\.\[\r\n\]+This may usually be abbreviated to simply \"set\"\." "help set variable"
 # test help set verbose
@@ -510,9 +506,9 @@ gdb_test "help show complaints" "Show max number of complaints about incorrect s
 # test help show confirm
 gdb_test "help show confirm" "Show whether to confirm potentially dangerous operations\." "help show confirm"
 # test help show convenience
-gdb_test "help show convenience" "Debugger convenience \\(\"\\\$foo\"\\) variables\.\[\r\n\]+These variables are created when you assign them values;\[\r\n\]+thus, \"print \\\$foo=1\" gives \"\\\$foo\" the value 1\.  Values may be any type\.\[\r\n\]+A few convenience variables are given values automatically:\[\r\n\]+\"\\\$_\"holds the last address examined with \"x\" or \"info lines\",\[\r\n\]+\"\\\$__\" holds the contents of the last address examined with \"x\"\." "help show convenience"
+gdb_test "help show convenience" "Debugger convenience \\(\"\\\$foo\"\\) variables and functions\.\[\r\n\]+Convenience variables are created when you assign them values;\[\r\n\]+thus, \"set \\\$foo=1\" gives \"\\\$foo\" the value 1\.  Values may be any type\.\[\r\n\]+A few convenience variables are given values automatically:\[\r\n\]+\"\\\$_\"holds the last address examined with \"x\" or \"info lines\",\[\r\n\]+\"\\\$__\" holds the contents of the last address examined with \"x\"\.\[\r\n\]+Convenience functions are defined via the Python API\." "help show convenience"
 # test help show directories
-gdb_test "help show directories" "Current search path for finding source files\.\[\r\n\]+\\\$cwd in the path means the current working directory\.\[\r\n\]+\\\$cdir in the path means the compilation directory of the source file\." "help show directories"
+gdb_test "help show directories" "Show the search path for finding source files\.\[\r\n\]+\\\$cwd in the path means the current working directory\.\[\r\n\]+\\\$cdir in the path means the compilation directory of the source file\..*" "help show directories"
 # test help show editing
 gdb_test "help show editing" "Show editing of command lines as they are typed\.\[\r\n\]+Use \"on\" to enable the editing, and \"off\" to disable it\.\[\r\n\]+Without an argument, command line editing is enabled\.  To edit, use\[\r\n\]+EMACS-like or VI-like commands like control-P or ESC\." "help show editing"
 # test help show environment
@@ -573,10 +569,8 @@ gdb_test "help show print vtbl" "Show printing of C\[+\]+ virtual function table
 gdb_test "help show prompt" "Show gdb's prompt" "help show prompt"
 # test help show radix
 gdb_test "help show radix" "Show the default input and output number radices\.\[\r\n\]+Use \'show input-radix\' or \'show output-radix\' to independently show each\." "help show radix"
-# test help show symbol-reloading
-gdb_test "help show symbol-reloading" "Show dynamic symbol table reloading multiple times in one run\." "help show symbol-reloading"
 # test help show user
-gdb_test "help show user" "Show definitions of user defined commands\.\[\r\n\]+Argument is the name of the user defined command\.\[\r\n\]+With no argument, show definitions of all user defined commands\." "help show user"
+gdb_test "help show user" "Show definitions of non-python user defined commands\.\[\r\n\]+Argument is the name of the user defined command\.\[\r\n\]+With no argument, show definitions of all user defined commands\." "help show user"
 # test help show values
 gdb_test "help show values" "Elements of value history around item number IDX \\(or last ten\\)\." "help show values"
 # test help show verbose
@@ -596,16 +590,18 @@ test_prefix_command_help "show" {
     "Generic command for showing things about the debugger\.\[\r\n\]+"
 }
 # test help step
-gdb_test "help step" "Step program until it reaches a different source line\.\[\r\n\]+Argument N means do this N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\." "help step #2"
+gdb_test "help step" "Step program until it reaches a different source line\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: step \\\[N\\\]\[\r\n\]+Argument N means step N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\.\[\r\n\]+" "help step #2"
 # test help stepi "si" abbreviation
-gdb_test "help si" "Step one instruction exactly\.\[\r\n\]+Argument N means do this N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\." "help stepi \"si\" abbreviation"
+gdb_test "help si" "Step one instruction exactly\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: stepi \\\[N\\\]\[\r\n\]+Argument N means step N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\.\[\r\n\]+" "help stepi \"si\" abbreviation"
 # test help stepi
-gdb_test "help stepi" "Step one instruction exactly\.\[\r\n\]+Argument N means do this N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\." "help stepi"
+gdb_test "help stepi" "Step one instruction exactly\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: stepi \\\[N\\\]\[\r\n\]+Argument N means step N times \\(or till program stops for another reason\\)\.\[\r\n\]+" "help stepi"
 # test help signal
-gdb_test "help signal" "Continue program giving it signal.*" "help signal"
+gdb_test "help signal" "Continue program with the specified signal.*" "help signal"
 # test help source
 # vxgdb reads .vxgdbinit
-gdb_test "help source" "Read commands from a file named FILE\.\[\r\n\]+Optional -v switch \\(before the filename\\) causes each command in\[\r\n\]+FILE to be echoed as it is executed\.\[\r\n\]+Note that the file \"\[^\"\]*\" is read automatically in this way\[\r\n\]+when GDB is started\." "help source"
+# ".-s. .-v." is written that way to avoid the complications of trying
+# to get "[-s] [-v]" through expect and tcl.
+gdb_test "help source" "Read commands from a file named FILE\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: source .-s. .-v. FILE\[\r\n\]+-s: search for the script in the source search path,\[\r\n\]+\[ \]+even if FILE contains directories\.\[\r\n\]+-v: each command in FILE is echoed as it is executed\.\[\r\n\]+Note that the file \"\[^\"\]*\" is read automatically in this way\[\r\n\]+when GDB is started\." "help source"
 # test help stack
 test_class_help "stack" {
     "Examining the stack\..*\[\r\n\]+"
@@ -647,6 +643,14 @@ test_prefix_command_help "target" {
 }
 # test help tbreak
 gdb_test "help tbreak" "Set a temporary breakpoint.*" "help tbreak"
+#test help thread
+gdb_test "help thread" "Use this command to switch between threads.*" "help thread"
+# test help thread apply
+gdb_test "help thread apply" "Apply a command to a list of threads.*" "help thread apply"
+# test help thread find
+gdb_test "help thread find" "Find threads that match a regular.*" "help thread find"
+# test help thread name
+gdb_test "help thread name" "Set the current thread's name.*" "help thread name"
 # test help tty
 gdb_test "help tty" "Set terminal for future runs of program being debugged\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: set inferior-tty /dev/pts/1" "help tty"
 # test help until "u" abbreviation
@@ -672,9 +676,9 @@ test_class_help "user-defined" {
     "Use the \"define\" command to define a command\.\[\r\n\]+"
 }
 # test help watch
-gdb_test "help watch" "Set a watchpoint for an expression\.\[\r\n\]+A watchpoint stops execution of your program whenever the value of\[\r\n\]+an expression changes\." "help watch"
+gdb_test "help watch" "Set a watchpoint for an expression\.\[\r\n\]+Usage: watch .-l.-location. EXPRESSION\[\r\n\]+A watchpoint stops execution of your program whenever the value of\[\r\n\]+an expression changes\.\[\r\n\]+If -l or -location is given, this evaluates EXPRESSION and watches\[\r\n\]+the memory to which it refers\." "help watch"
 # test help whatis
-gdb_test "help whatis" "Print data type of expression EXP\." "help whatis"
+gdb_test "help whatis" "Print data type of expression EXP\.\r\nOnly one level .*" "help whatis"
 # test help where
 gdb_test "help where" "Print backtrace of all stack frames, or innermost COUNT frames\.\[\r\n\]+With a negative argument, print outermost -COUNT frames\.\[\r\n\]+Use of the 'full' qualifier also prints the values of the local variables\." "help where"
 # test help x