GCORE(1)

NAME
gcore - get core images of running process

SYNOPSIS
gcore [-c corename] pid [pid ...]

DESCRIPTION
gcore creates a core image of the specified processes suitable for use with gdb(1). By default, the core is written to the file “progname.core”, where “<progname>” is the program name of the process corresponding to the pid that is given on the command line. This filename can be changed by supplying the -c corename argument, or setting “proc.pid.corename” with sysctl(8).

FILES
progname.core
    The core image.

SEE ALSO
gdb(1), sysctl(8)

HISTORY
gcore appeared in 4.2BSD, disappeared in NetBSD 1.2, and reappeared in NetBSD 2.0.

BUGS
The process is not stopped while the core file is generated, so it might not be consistent.