On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, you wrote:
>* 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.
Agreed, i just wanted to point out that other programs dump where
they are started.
>Tom.
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