diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/MIPType.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/MIPType.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e73e0cf60d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/MIPType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ *(c) Copyright QNX Software Systems Ltd. 2002.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ * 
+ */
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.MIException;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIInfo;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIOutput;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIPTypeInfo;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ *    ptype type
+ *
+ */
+public class MIPType extends CLICommand 
+{
+	public MIPType(String var) {
+		super("ptype " + var);
+	}
+
+	public MIPTypeInfo getMIPtypeInfo() throws MIException {
+		return (MIPTypeInfo)getMIInfo();
+	}
+
+	public MIInfo getMIInfo() throws MIException {
+		MIInfo info = null;
+		MIOutput out = getMIOutput();
+		if (out != null) {
+			info = new MIPTypeInfo(out);
+			if (info.isError()) {
+				throw new MIException(info.getErrorMsg());
+			}
+		}
+		return info;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/MISharedLibrary.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/MISharedLibrary.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41afefafb9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/MISharedLibrary.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ *(c) Copyright QNX Software Systems Ltd. 2002.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ * 
+ */
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.MIException;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIInfo;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIInfoSharedLibraryInfo;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIOutput;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ *    sharedlibrary regex
+ *
+ */
+public class MISharedLibrary extends CLICommand
+{
+	public MISharedLibrary(String lib) {
+		super("sharedlibrary " + lib);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/MIWhatis.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/MIWhatis.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15ca85b0b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/MIWhatis.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ *(c) Copyright QNX Software Systems Ltd. 2002.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ * 
+ */
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.MIException;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIInfo;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIOutput;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIWhatisInfo;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ *    whatis type
+ *
+ */
+public class MIWhatis extends CLICommand 
+{
+	public MIWhatis(String var) {
+		super("whatis " + var);
+	}
+
+	public MIWhatisInfo getMIWhatisInfo() throws MIException {
+		return (MIWhatisInfo)getMIInfo();
+	}
+
+	public MIInfo getMIInfo() throws MIException {
+		MIInfo info = null;
+		MIOutput out = getMIOutput();
+		if (out != null) {
+			info = new MIWhatisInfo(out);
+			if (info.isError()) {
+				throw new MIException(info.getErrorMsg());
+			}
+		}
+		return info;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIPTypeInfo.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIPTypeInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a21d91c68e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIPTypeInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * (c) Copyright QNX Software Systems Ltd. 2002.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output;
+
+/**
+ * GDB/MI whatis parsing.
+ */
+public class MIPTypeInfo extends MIInfo {
+
+	String type;
+
+	public MIPTypeInfo(MIOutput out) {
+		super(out);
+		parse();
+	}
+
+	public String getType() {
+		return type;
+	}
+
+	void parse() {
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		if (isDone()) {
+			MIOutput out = getMIOutput();
+			MIOOBRecord[] oobs = out.getMIOOBRecords();
+			for (int i = 0; i < oobs.length; i++) {
+				if (oobs[i] instanceof MIConsoleStreamOutput) {
+					MIStreamRecord cons = (MIStreamRecord) oobs[i];
+					String str = cons.getString();
+					// We are interested in the shared info
+					if (str != null) {
+						str = str.trim();
+						if (str.startsWith ("type")) {
+							int equal = str.indexOf('=');
+							if (equal > 0) {
+								str = str.substring(equal + 1);
+							}
+						}
+						buffer.append(str);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		type = buffer.toString().trim();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIWhatisInfo.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIWhatisInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..404100e1252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIWhatisInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * (c) Copyright QNX Software Systems Ltd. 2002.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output;
+
+/**
+ * GDB/MI whatis parsing.
+ */
+public class MIWhatisInfo extends MIInfo {
+
+	String type;
+
+	public MIWhatisInfo(MIOutput out) {
+		super(out);
+		parse();
+	}
+
+	public String getType() {
+		return type;
+	}
+
+	void parse() {
+		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+		if (isDone()) {
+			MIOutput out = getMIOutput();
+			MIOOBRecord[] oobs = out.getMIOOBRecords();
+			for (int i = 0; i < oobs.length; i++) {
+				if (oobs[i] instanceof MIConsoleStreamOutput) {
+					MIStreamRecord cons = (MIStreamRecord) oobs[i];
+					String str = cons.getString();
+					// We are interested in the shared info
+					if (str != null) {
+						str = str.trim();
+						if (str.startsWith ("type")) {
+							int equal = str.indexOf('=');
+							if (equal > 0) {
+								str = str.substring(equal + 1);
+							}
+						}
+						buffer.append(str);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		type = buffer.toString().trim();
+	}
+}