## 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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## SEE ALSO

gdb (1), core (5)