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diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
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@@ -1638,9 +1638,11 @@ def help():
pydoc.pager(__doc__)
_usage = """\
-usage: pdb.py [-c command] ... pyfile [arg] ...
+usage: pdb.py [-c command] ... [-m module | pyfile] [arg] ...
-Debug the Python program given by pyfile.
+Debug the Python program given by pyfile. Alternatively,
+an executable module or package to debug can be specified using
+the -m switch.
Initial commands are read from .pdbrc files in your home directory
and in the current directory, if they exist. Commands supplied with