Core is an image of the state of memory of your program when it crashed. The
file can be used by developers to determine why it crashed (and thus fix any
bugs that might be present)
Note: not all of us on this list are male. :)
On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, cristian wrote:
>Dear Sirs,
>
>I should like to know what the file "core" is for. I noticed that it is
>not in the folder from the begining, it appears latter.
>
>What is the meaning of the message "core dumped" and what to do to
>correct this situation ?
>
>Thanks
>
>Cristian Carnutu
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