Re: [RFC] New command 'gcore'

Michael Snyder
2001-12-26T20:32:23Z

Kevin Buettner wrote:
>
> On Dec 12, 2:01pm, Michael Snyder wrote:
>
> > I would like to discuss adding a new command 'gcore' to gdb.
> > This is at a very early stage, I just want to sound people out
> > about it.
> >
> > The idea is that 'gcore' would cause gdb to generate a core image
> > of the inferior program (just like the 'gcore' unix command).
>
> I have no problem with the concept, but I'm wondering if we might not
> think of a better name for this new command.

OK -- what would you suggest as a better name?
I picked "gcore" because there is an analogous unix command
on some systems that does approximately what I am trying to
do here -- drop a core file from a running process.