Re: [newbie] Core file, what is it?
Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Indeed. It is a memory dump of a crashed program. This is only (afaik) generated by Gnome-oriented programs. I have once heard of a setting somewhere that prevents these large files from being written, but alas, I have no idea where I left it... something like : ulimit -c 0 in your ~/.bashrc NB: by default on Mandrake it's the default behavior for users and active for the root user. -- MandrakeSoft Inchttp://www.mandrakesoft.com Pittsburg, USA--Chmouel
[newbie] Core file, what is it?
Hi Group, I found in my home directory a rather large size file, which was not there previously, called "core," and the graphic of the file looks like a bomb, with a fuse, no joke. I could not find any info or documentation on this thing. Is it safe to delete? Just exactly what is it. -- Best regards, Gary mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Today's thought: Never argue with a man carrying a water buffalo.
Re: [[newbie] Core file, what is it?]
Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Group, I found in my home directory a rather large size file, which was not there previously, called "core," and the graphic of the file looks like a bomb, with a fuse, no joke. I could not find any info or documentation on this thing. Is it safe to delete? Just exactly what is it. -- Best regards, Gary mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Gary, A "core" file is a file created by a program that has crashed. It is meant to allow someone who knows what they're really doing (I don't ;o) ) to figure out what went wrong. If you don't know what one is, I doubt there's much in there that'll mean much to you. You can just delete it if you'd like. It won't f%$#@ up anything. Mike ~~~ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." --Tom Waits ~~~ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Core file, what is it?
Den Tue, 06 Jun 2000 skrev du: Hi Group, I found in my home directory a rather large size file, which was not there previously, called "core," and the graphic of the file looks like a bomb, with a fuse, no joke. I could not find any info or documentation on this thing. Is it safe to delete? Just exactly what is it. -- Best regards, Gary mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Today's thought: Never argue with a man carrying a water buffalo. A core file is (If I´m not mistaking) a file leaved by a program when it crashes. Think it´s supposed to be helpfull for programmers trying to find out what happened to the program that crashed. It´s safe to delete it. Typing "file core" will show you which program the file belongs to. /Anders
Re: [newbie] Core file, what is it?
On Tue, 6 Jun 2000, Anders Linden wrote: I found in my home directory a rather large size file, which was not there previously, called "core," and the graphic of the file looks Gary mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] A core file is (If I´m not mistaking) a file leaved by a program when it crashes. Think it´s supposed to be helpfull for programmers trying to find out what happened to the program that crashed. Indeed. It is a memory dump of a crashed program. This is only (afaik) generated by Gnome-oriented programs. I have once heard of a setting somewhere that prevents these large files from being written, but alas, I have no idea where I left it... Paul -- Enthusiasm and optimism are the legs of life )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
