Index: tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdExec.cpp
===================================================================
--- tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdExec.cpp
+++ tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdExec.cpp
@@ -92,9 +92,22 @@
     CMICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo &rSessionInfo(CMICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo::Instance());
     lldb::SBError error;
     lldb::SBStream errMsg;
-    lldb::SBLaunchInfo launchInfo = rSessionInfo.GetTarget().GetLaunchInfo();
-    launchInfo.SetListener(rSessionInfo.GetListener());
-    lldb::SBProcess process = rSessionInfo.GetTarget().Launch(launchInfo, error);
+    
+    lldb::SBProcess process;
+    if (rSessionInfo.GetProcess().IsValid() && rSessionInfo.GetProcess().GetState() == lldb::StateType::eStateConnected)
+    {
+        // remote process that has not yet been launched
+        uint32_t launch_flags = lldb::LaunchFlags::eLaunchFlagDebug | lldb::LaunchFlags::eLaunchFlagDisableSTDIO;
+        process = rSessionInfo.GetProcess();
+        process.RemoteLaunch(nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, launch_flags, false, error);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        lldb::SBLaunchInfo launchInfo = rSessionInfo.GetTarget().GetLaunchInfo();
+        launchInfo.SetListener(rSessionInfo.GetListener());
+        process = rSessionInfo.GetTarget().Launch(launchInfo, error);
+    }
+
     if ((!process.IsValid()) || (error.Fail()))
     {
         SetError(CMIUtilString::Format(MIRSRC(IDS_CMD_ERR_INVALID_PROCESS), m_cmdData.strMiCmd.c_str(), errMsg.GetData()));
Index: tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdFile.h
===================================================================
--- tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdFile.h
+++ tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdFile.h
@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@
     const CMIUtilString m_constStrArgNameFile;
     const CMIUtilString
         m_constStrArgThreadGrp; // Not handled by *this command. Not specified in MI spec but Eclipse gives this option sometimes
+    const CMIUtilString m_constStrArgNamedPlatformName; //added to support iOS platform selection
+    const CMIUtilString m_constStrArgNamedRemotePath; //added to support iOS device remote file location
 };
Index: tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdFile.cpp
===================================================================
--- tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdFile.cpp
+++ tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdFile.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@
 #include "MICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo.h"
 #include "MIUtilFileStd.h"
 #include "MICmdArgValFile.h"
+#include "MICmdArgValString.h"
 #include "MICmdArgValOptionLong.h"
+#include "MICmdArgValOptionShort.h"
+
 
 //++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Details: CMICmdCmdFileExecAndSymbols constructor.
@@ -41,6 +44,8 @@
 CMICmdCmdFileExecAndSymbols::CMICmdCmdFileExecAndSymbols(void)
     : m_constStrArgNameFile("file")
     , m_constStrArgThreadGrp("thread-group")
+    , m_constStrArgNamedPlatformName("p")
+    , m_constStrArgNamedRemotePath("r")
 {
     // Command factory matches this name with that received from the stdin stream
     m_strMiCmd = "file-exec-and-symbols";
@@ -75,6 +80,12 @@
     bool bOk = m_setCmdArgs.Add(
         *(new CMICmdArgValOptionLong(m_constStrArgThreadGrp, false, false, CMICmdArgValListBase::eArgValType_ThreadGrp, 1)));
     bOk = bOk && m_setCmdArgs.Add(*(new CMICmdArgValFile(m_constStrArgNameFile, true, true)));
+    bOk = bOk &&
+    m_setCmdArgs.Add(*(new CMICmdArgValOptionShort(m_constStrArgNamedPlatformName, false, true,
+                                                   CMICmdArgValListBase::eArgValType_String, 1)));
+    bOk = bOk &&
+    m_setCmdArgs.Add(*(new CMICmdArgValOptionShort(m_constStrArgNamedRemotePath, false, true,
+                                                   CMICmdArgValListBase::eArgValType_StringQuoted, 1)));
     return (bOk && ParseValidateCmdOptions());
 }
 
@@ -93,13 +104,23 @@
 CMICmdCmdFileExecAndSymbols::Execute(void)
 {
     CMICMDBASE_GETOPTION(pArgNamedFile, File, m_constStrArgNameFile);
+    CMICMDBASE_GETOPTION(pArgPlatformName, OptionShort, m_constStrArgNamedPlatformName);
+    CMICMDBASE_GETOPTION(pArgRemotePath, OptionShort, m_constStrArgNamedRemotePath);
+
     CMICmdArgValFile *pArgFile = static_cast<CMICmdArgValFile *>(pArgNamedFile);
     const CMIUtilString &strExeFilePath(pArgFile->GetValue());
+    bool bPlatformName = pArgPlatformName->GetFound();
+    CMIUtilString platformName("");
+    if (bPlatformName)
+    {
+        pArgPlatformName->GetExpectedOption<CMICmdArgValString, CMIUtilString>(platformName);
+    }
+
     CMICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo &rSessionInfo(CMICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo::Instance());
     lldb::SBDebugger &rDbgr = rSessionInfo.GetDebugger();
     lldb::SBError error;
     const MIchar *pTargetTriple = nullptr; // Let LLDB discover the triple required
-    const MIchar *pTargetPlatformName = "";
+    const MIchar *pTargetPlatformName = platformName.c_str();
     const bool bAddDepModules = false;
     lldb::SBTarget target = rDbgr.CreateTarget(strExeFilePath.c_str(), pTargetTriple, pTargetPlatformName, bAddDepModules, error);
     CMIUtilString strWkDir;
@@ -118,7 +139,19 @@
 
         SetError(CMIUtilString::Format(MIRSRC(IDS_CMD_ERR_FNFAILED), m_cmdData.strMiCmd.c_str(), "SetCurrentPlatformSDKRoot()"));
         return MIstatus::failure;
+    
+    }
+    if (pArgRemotePath->GetFound())
+    {
+        CMIUtilString remotePath;
+        pArgRemotePath->GetExpectedOption<CMICmdArgValString, CMIUtilString>(remotePath);
+        lldb::SBModule module = target.GetModuleAtIndex(0);
+        if (module.IsValid())
+        {
+            module.SetPlatformFileSpec(lldb::SBFileSpec(remotePath.c_str()));
+        }
     }
+    
     lldb::SBStream err;
     if (error.Fail())
     {