JM> core: ELF 32-bit LSB core file i386 (386 and up) Version 1
He wanted an addition to the magic file to show the program which
dumped core, as the a.out entry does. However, a quick check shows
that it isn't a simple offset... anyone have better knowledge of the
format?
JM> Marty Leisner graced my mailbox with this long sought knowledge:
>> Does anyone have a magic line to correctly decode a linux elf core
>> dump?
>>
>> I looked in gdb but got pretty confused...(but it seems to
>> understand the core file).
>>
>> It would be worthwhile to write a cheezy program to print the
>> command name of the core dump if file can't do it...
>>
>> marty leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com Member of the League for
>> Programming Freedom (http://www.lpf.org) Any sufficiently advanced
>> technology is indistinguishable from magic Arthur C. Clarke, The
>> Lost Worlds of 2001
>>
-- Alan Shutko <ats@hubert.wustl.edu> - The Few, the Proud, the Remaining. DM Advice: Maps on the table have a tendency to attract soda.