How Do I View Core Dumps in Linux?

How do I see core dumps in Linux?

How to get a core dump

1. Run ulimit -c unlimited before starting my program.
2. Run sudo sysctl -w kernel. core_pattern=/tmp/core-%e. %p. %h. %t.

How do I read a core dump file?

While it is running, press Ctrl + to force a core dump. You’ll now see a core file in the directory you are in. Since we don’t have an executable for this with debugging symbols in it, we will just open up the core file in gdb instead of the executable file with symbols + the core file.