coredump(1)coredump(1)NAMEcoredump - Creates a core snapshot of a running process
SYNOPSIScoredump [directory] pid
OPERANDS
A directory in which to put the core snapshot. The default is the cur‐
rent directory. The process id of the running process.
DESCRIPTION
The coredump command creates a core snapshot of a running process. To
use the coredump command, you: Must have root privileges or own the
process specified (pid). Must have procfs enabled.
By default, the snapshot is placed in a file named core, in the current
directory. You can specify a different directory with the directory op‐
erand. If core-file-naming is enabled at the system or application
level (see the Programmer's Guide), the core file will be named auto‐
matically according to the following convention: core.prog-name.host-
name.tag
where tag is a uniquely assigned number.
To examine the core snapshot, use the dbx(1) debugger or the ladebug(1)
debugger (if installed) as you would when examining the core dump
resulting from a program crash.
ERRORS
If any of the following conditions occurs, errno is set to the corre‐
sponding value: No such process. There is no running process with that
process id. Permission denied. You do not own the process or do not
have the necessary privileges.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: Successful completion. An
error occurred.
FILES
Default name of a core snapshot file. Location of the coredump pro‐
gram.
SEE ALSOdbx(1), ladebug(1), proc(4).
Programmer's Guide
coredump(1)