Subject: Re: core dump
To: John A. Maier <johnam@kemper.org>
From: Frederick Bruckman <fb@enteract.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/06/1999 01:49:49
On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, John A. Maier wrote:

> what is/are the command(s) to look at a core dump.
> 
> I've long forgot the steps.

  cd /var/crash; gdb netbsd.N --readnow

(gdb) target kcore netbsd.N.core
(gdb) bt
(gdb) disassemble foo
(gdb) x foo+nnn

"gdb" has readline support; up arrows, backspace, also online "help".
For some great fun, try "gdb /netbsd" and "target kcore /dev/mem". It
really works!