NAME

       gcore - Generate a core file for a running process

SYNOPSIS

       gcore [-o filename] pid

DESCRIPTION

       gcore  generates a core file for the process specified by its process ID, pid. By default,
       the core file is written to core.pid, in the current directory.

       -o filename
              write core file to filename instead of core.pid

COPYING

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       in the original English.

SEE ALSO

       gdb(1), core(5)