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38.Dd January 23, 2003
39.Dt GCORE 1
40.Os
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm gcore
43.Nd get core images of running process
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.Nm
46.Ar pid
47.Op Ar pid ...
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49.Nm
50creates a core image of the specified processes
51suitable for use with
52.Xr gdb  1 .
53By default, the core is written to the file
54.Dq Pa \*[Lt]progname\*[Gt].core ,
55where
56.Dq Pa Aq progname
57is the program name of the process corresponding to the pid that is given on
58the command line.
59This filename can by changed by setting
60.Dq Pa proc.\*[Lt]pid\*[Gt].corename
61with
62.Xr sysctl 8 .
63.Sh FILES
64.Bl -tag -width /var/log/messages -compact
65.It Pa \*[Lt]progname\*[Gt].core
66The core image.
67.El
68.Sh SEE ALSO
69.Xr gdb 1 ,
70.Xr sysctl 8
71.Sh HISTORY
72.Nm
73appeared in BSD 4.2, disappeared in
74.Nx 1.2 ,
75and reappeared in
76.Nx 2.0 .
77.Sh BUGS
78The
79.Op Fl o Ar corename
80option is not implemented.
81