> Hello there!
>
> Can some one help find out more about the "core" files I have on my
> system......
>
> I would appreciate some pointers as to where I can read more about
> where they come from, how they are created, etc...
The "core" files are dumped program cores, i.e. they contain complete
status and memory info from a running program which crashed. It is
intended for debugging purposes. I believe it can be loaded with the GNU
debugger, but I haven't messed with that yet.
Derrik Pates
dpates@cavern.nmsu.edu
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