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Re: [RFC] New command 'gcore'
- From: Michael Snyder <msnyder at cygnus dot com>
- To: Kevin Buettner <kevinb at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:28:10 -0800
- Subject: Re: [RFC] New command 'gcore'
- Organization: Red Hat, Inc.
- References: <3C17D3A0.DE140BFB@cygnus.com> <1011212233405.ZM6472@ocotillo.lan>
Kevin Buettner wrote:
>
> On Dec 12, 2:01pm, Michael Snyder wrote:
>
> > I would like to discuss adding a new command 'gcore' to gdb.
> > This is at a very early stage, I just want to sound people out
> > about it.
> >
> > The idea is that 'gcore' would cause gdb to generate a core image
> > of the inferior program (just like the 'gcore' unix command).
>
> I have no problem with the concept, but I'm wondering if we might not
> think of a better name for this new command.
OK -- what would you suggest as a better name?
I picked "gcore" because there is an analogous unix command
on some systems that does approximately what I am trying to
do here -- drop a core file from a running process.