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coredump(1)
NAME
  coredump - Creates a core snapshot of a running process

SYNOPSIS
  coredump [directory] pid

OPERANDS
  directory
      A directory in which to put the core snapshot. The default is the
      current directory.

  pid The process id of the running process.

DESCRIPTION
  The coredump command creates a core snapshot of a running process. To use
  the coredump command, you:

    ·  Must have root privileges or own the process specified (pid).

    ·  Must have procfs enabled.

  By default, the snapshot is placed in a file named core, in the current
  directory. You can specify a different directory with the directory
  operand. If core-file-naming is enabled at the system or application level
  (see the Programmer's Guide), the core file will be named automatically
  according to the following convention:

       core.prog-name.host-name.tag

  where tag is a uniquely assigned number.

  To examine the core snapshot, use the dbx(1) debugger or the ladebug(1)
  debugger (if installed) as you would when examining the core dump resulting
  from a program crash.

ERRORS
  If any of the following conditions occurs, errno is set to the
  corresponding value:

  [ESRCH] No such process. There is no running process with that process id.

  [EPERM] Permission denied.  You do not own the process or do not have the
	  necessary privileges.

EXIT STATUS
  The following exit values are returned:

   0  Successful completion.

  >0  An error occurred.

FILES
  core
      Default name of a core snapshot file.

  /usr/sbin/coredump
      Location of the coredump program.

SEE ALSO
  dbx(1), ladebug(1), proc(4).

  Programmer's Guide

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