Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 5 Nov 1996 18:57:13 -0500 (EST) | From | "D. Chiodo" <> | Subject | Re: CORE dumps... |
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> 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.
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