Re: [Plug] Core Files

[ejn88@voicenet.com]

Thanks Kyle.  This is very interesting I am going to investigate further.

> For developers, core files are one of the big wins for unix.  They're basicly
> a memory dump of a program that has crashed.  If you have a debugger, the
> original sources, and a little know how, you can use a core file to help
> you track down what went wrong in the program.
> 
> Unless you're doing development, you can probably just get rid of them.
> It's probably some part of gnome that went belly up.  Happens with
> buggy software.
> 
> k
> 
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> On Mon, 4 Oct 1999 ejn88@voicenet.com wrote:
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> > I would like to know what the core files are.
> > Do I periodicly delete them or do I leave them 
> > alone?  They showed up in my home directory
> > shortly after I installed Red Hat 6.0.  They are 
> > easy to identify because their icon is a bomb!!!
> > 
> > Thanks
> > ejn88
> > 
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