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Added more detailed use of the +list+ command on debugging guide
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And so on until the end of the current file. When the end of file is reached, the +list+ command will start again from the beginning of the file and continue again up to the end, treating the file as a circular buffer.

On the other hand, to see the previous ten lines you should type +list-+ (or +l-+)

<shell>
(rdb:7) l-
[1, 10] in /PathToProject/posts_controller.rb
1 class PostsController < ApplicationController
2 # GET /posts
3 # GET /posts.xml
4 def index
5 debugger
6 @posts = Post.all
7
8 respond_to do |format|
9 format.html # index.html.erb
10 format.xml { render :xml => @posts }
</shell>

This way you can move inside the file, being able to see the code above and over the line you added the +debugger+.
Finally, to see where you are in the code again you can type +list=+

<shell>
(rdb:7) list=
[1, 10] in /PathToProject/posts_controller.rb
1 class PostsController < ApplicationController
2 # GET /posts
3 # GET /posts.xml
4 def index
5 debugger
=> 6 @posts = Post.all
7
8 respond_to do |format|
9 format.html # index.html.erb
10 format.xml { render :xml => @posts }
</shell>

h4. The Context

When you start debugging your application, you will be placed in different contexts as you go through the different parts of the stack.
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