HP gnu source-level debugger 5992-4701 - Manual (Page 350)

Example
(gdb)
-target-detach
^done
(gdb)
The -target-download command
Synopsis
-target-download
Loads the executable onto the remote target. It prints out an update message every half
second, which includes the fields:
'section' The name of the section.
'section-sent' The size of what has been sent so far for that section.
'section-size' The size of the section.
'total-sent' The total size of what was sent so far (the current and the
previous sections).
'total-size' The size of the overall executable to download.
Each message is sent as status record (see “GDB/MI Output syntax” (page 308) .
In addition, it prints the name and size of the sections, as they are downloaded. These
messages include the following fields:
'section' The name of the section.
'section-size' The size of the section.
'total-size' The size of the overall executable to download.
At the end, a summary is printed.
GDB command
The corresponding GDB command is 'load'.
Example
NOTE: Each status message appears on a single line. Here the messages have been
broken down so that they can fit onto a page.
(gdb)
-target-download
+download,{section=".text",section-size="6668",total-size="9880"}
+download,{section=".text",section-sent="512",section-size="6668",
total-sent="512",total-size="9880"}
+download,{section=".text",section-sent="1024",section-size="6668",
total-sent="1024",total-size="9880"}
350 The GDB/MI Interface