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.\" @(#)gcore.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
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.Dd "April 18, 1994"
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.Dt GCORE 1
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.Os BSD 4.2
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm gcore
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.Nd get core images of running process
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm gcore
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.Op Fl s
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.Op Fl c Ar core
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.Ar exec pid
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm Gcore
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creates a core image of the specified process,
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suitable for use with
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.Xr gdb 1 .
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By default, the core is written to the file
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.Dq Pa core.<pid> .
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Both the executable image,
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.Ar exec ,
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and the process identifier,
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.Ar pid ,
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must be given on the command line.
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.Pp
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The options are:
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.It Fl c
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Write the core file to the specified file instead of
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.Dq Pa core.<pid> .
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.It Fl s
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Stop the process while gathering the core image, and resume it
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when done. This guarantees that the resulting core dump will
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be in a consistent state. The process is resumed even if it was
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already stopped.
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The same effect can be achieved manually with
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.Xr kill 1 .
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.El
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /var/log/messages -compact
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.It Pa core.<pid>
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The core image.
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.EL
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.Dp
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.Sh HISTORY
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.Nm Gcore
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appeared in
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.Bx 4.2 .
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.Sh BUGS
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Context switches or paging activity that occur while
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.Nm gcore
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is running may cause the program to become confused.
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For best results, use -s to temporarily stop the target process.
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.Pp
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.Nm Gcore
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is not compatible with the original
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.Bx 4.2
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version.
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In particular,
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.Bx 4.4
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requires the
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.Ar exec
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argument.
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