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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/gcore/gcore.1')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/gcore/gcore.1 b/usr.bin/gcore/gcore.1 index dcc3376..81f83d2 100644 --- a/usr.bin/gcore/gcore.1 +++ b/usr.bin/gcore/gcore.1 @@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ .Nm .Op Fl s .Op Fl c Ar core -.Op Ar exec +.Op Ar executable .Ar pid .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Gcore -creates a core image of the specified process, +The +.Nm +utility creates a core image of the specified process, suitable for use with .Xr gdb 1 . By default, the core is written to the file @@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ specified, will use .Dq Pa /proc/<pid>/file . .Pp -The options are: +The following options are available: .Bl -tag -width indent .It Fl c Write the core file to the specified file instead of @@ -76,13 +77,14 @@ The same effect can be achieved manually with .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /var/log/messages -compact .It Pa core.<pid> -The core image. +the core image .It Pa /proc/<pid>/file -The executable image. +the executable image .El .Sh HISTORY -.Nm Gcore -appeared in +A +.Nm +utility appeared in .Bx 4.2 . .Sh BUGS Context switches or paging activity that occur while @@ -92,7 +94,8 @@ For best results, use .Fl s to temporarily stop the target process. .Pp -.Nm Gcore -is not compatible with the original +The +.Nm +utility is not compatible with the original .Bx 4.2 version. |
