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Old 10-24-2009, 06:26 PM   #1
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What is the best way to find out what caused a bunch of core dumps?


What is the best way to find out what caused a bunch of core dumps?

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Old 10-24-2009, 08:33 PM   #2
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Try "file <coredump>" or "strings <coredump>".
Edit: maybe you'd better pipe that latter one into "head"

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