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John Bampton 12b128bf43 docs: fix pre-commit manual hooks; fix link

Ran `pre-commit run --all-files --hook-stage manual` and this ran prettier.

We had a Markdown table reformated and an backslash escape added.

A link was also fixed.

Tested both the standard and manual hooks pass

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mruby-bin-debugger

mrdb is the mruby debugger for debugging Ruby scripts.

Usage

mrdb [switches] programfile

Options

-b - load and execute RiteBinary (mrb) file
-d - specify source directory
--version - print the version
--copyright - print the copyright

Debugger Commands

Command	Abbreviation	Description
`break`	`b`	Set a breakpoint
`continue`	`c`	Continue execution
`delete`	`d`	Delete breakpoints
`disable`	`dis`	Disable breakpoints
`enable`	`en`	Enable breakpoints
`eval`	`ev`	Evaluate expression
`help`	`h`	Show help
`info breakpoints`	`i b`	Show breakpoint information
`info locals`	`i l`	Show local variables
`list`	`l`	List source code
`print`	`p`	Print expression value
`quit`	`q`	Quit debugger
`run`	`r`	Run program
`step`	`s`	Step into
`next`	`n`	Step over

Examples

# Start debugging a script
mrdb script.rb

# Debug a compiled binary with source directory
mrdb -b -d /path/to/source script.mrb

Debugging Session Example

$ mrdb script.rb
(mrdb) b 10           # Set breakpoint at line 10
(mrdb) r              # Run the program
(mrdb) p variable     # Print variable value
(mrdb) n              # Step to next line
(mrdb) i l            # Show local variables
(mrdb) c              # Continue execution
(mrdb) q              # Quit

License

MIT License - see the mruby LICENSE file.

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