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@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Watchpoint Debugger Commands
:ref:`debugger-command-wplist`
lists watchpoints
+Watchpoints halt execution and activate the debugger when a CPU accesses
+a location in a particular memory range.
+
+
.. _debugger-command-wpset:
wpset