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21 # Script to generate a core file of a running program.
22 # It starts up gdb, attaches to the given PID and invokes the gcore command.
27 echo "usage: gcore [-o filename] pid"
31 # Need to check for -o option, but set default basename to "core".
38 # Not enough arguments.
39 echo "usage: gcore [-o filename] pid"
44 # Shift over to start of pid list
48 # Initialise return code.
54 # `</dev/null' to avoid touching interactive terminal if it is
55 # available but not accessible as GDB would get stopped on SIGTTIN.
56 gdb </dev/null --nx --batch \
57 -ex "set pagination off" -ex "set height 0" -ex "set width 0" \
58 -ex "attach $pid" -ex "gcore $name.$pid" -ex detach -ex quit
60 if [ -r $name.$pid ] ; then
63 echo gcore: failed to create $name.$pid