On 30-Oct-98 03:23:57 Christoph Hammann wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> What does "cores" files contain? Is it safe for me to delete it regularly? > > Hi h, > Core files contain core dumps, a thing the OS does in dire times to give > you the opportunity to grovel over them in order to find out what went > wrong. So, if your system is running smoothly, they shouldn't happen at > all, much less accumulate. If you don't want to inspect them, it is > harmless to delete them. > Save for me to delete core in all dir? Or just core in my homedir Regards h-to-he