On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, bascule wrote:
You can delete it. This is generated when (usually as root) you run a
Gnome program that crashes. Then a memory dump is generated called 'core'.
Paul
>i have found a file named /dev/core which is approx 95mb (so it is claimed)
>which points to /proc/kcore also 95mb in size, this confuses me on 2 fronts,
>how could a symlink be 95mb in size and is this normal, /proc/...being a
>virtual filesystem - do i need to delete this file or not
>
>bascule
>
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