gcore(1) GNU Tools gcore(1)
NAME
gcore - Generate core files for running processes
SYNOPSIS
gcore [-a] [-o filename] pid[s]
DESCRIPTION
gcore generates a core file for the process(es) specified by process
IDs, pid[s]. By default, each core file is written to core.pid, in the
current directory.
-a (Linux only) ignore /proc/PID/coredump_filter and also dump mem-
ory mappings marked with the 'VM_DONTDUMP' flag. See info node
Core File Generation for longer explanation.
-o filename
write core file to filename if one PID, or filename.pid if multi-
ple PIDs, instead of default core.pid
COPYING
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SEE ALSO
gdb(1), core(5)
gdb 9.1 Feb 2020 gcore(1)
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