usr/src/usr.bin/gcore/gcore.1

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.Dd
.Dt GCORE 1
.Os BSD 4.2
.Sh NAME
.Nm gcore
.Nd get core images of running processes
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm gcore
.Ar process\-id ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Gcore
creates a core image of each specified process,
suitable for use with
.Xr adb  1
or
.Xr dbx  1  .
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width core.<process-id> -compact
.It Pa core.<process-id>
core images
.El
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm gcore
command
appeared in
.Bx 4.2 .
.Sh BUGS
Paging activity that occurs while
.Nm gcore
is running may cause the program
to become confused.
For best results,
the desired processes should be stopped.