Re: CORE dumps...
D. Chiodo (djc@microwave.com)
Tue, 5 Nov 1996 18:57:13 -0500 (EST)
> Date: Mon, 04 Nov 1996 16:00:23 +0200 (GFT Standard Time)
> From: Marko Sepp <sepp.marko@hkol.fi>
> To: DPD <dpd@asan.com>
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: Re: CORE dumps...
>
> At 09:57 27.10.1996 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hello there!
> >
> >Can some one help find out more about the "core" files I have on my
> >system......
> >
> >I would appreciate some pointers as to where I can read more about
> >where they come from, how they are created, etc...
> >
> >Thanks!
>
> /proc/kcore is a current image of your memory
Actually, files named "core" are usually the result of a program crashing,
and "dumping core", which means that a copy of the running program image
was dumped to disk. This is sometimes useful for programmers when
debugging their projects. Feel free to just remove them.