* Richard Adams ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Oct 1999, Tom Gilbert wrote:
> >* Rik Osborne ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> >> On Friday, October 8, 1999 3:33:17 PM, Tom Gilbert wrote:
> >>
> >> > core files don't take up much space
> >>
> >> Hmmm... I've had core files in excess of 2MB...
> >>
> >> Rik Osborne
> >
> >[Sorry]
> >
> >Guess it depends on your definition of *much*
> >
> >I have 31Gb, so 2Mb isn't much.
> >
> >Besides, they are usually dumped into your home directory, and
> >overwrite each other, so there are only a few around at a time...
>
> Wrong, core files are dumped in the directory where the progam was
> started.
> kde possable dumps its core file in the $HOME of the user, but other
> programs dont.
>
> You'll be suprised sometimes when you do;
>
> 'find / -name core'
> excludeing core found under the linux kernel source tree of course.
Nah. I'm never surprised, 'cos I always notice when an app dumps core
;-). I investigate the reason immediately.
I said *usually* in $HOME, cos this is the case most of the time. If
you use gnome or kde (a lot of people do) any application launched
through the desktop environment has a working directory of $HOME.
Even apps run by your windowmanager have a wd of $HOME, if you startx
from there.
Tom.
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