From 6c3d8859e646b3cdc5bafc3ec2cca38cc6002c2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 22:00:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] core.5: Dumps are not produced if core_pattern is empty and core_uses_pid is 0 Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man5/core.5 | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/man5/core.5 b/man5/core.5 index 6c5aeff2b..a358a3a13 100644 --- a/man5/core.5 +++ b/man5/core.5 @@ -106,6 +106,23 @@ operation, and the description of the file in .BR proc (5).) .IP * +.I /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern +is empty and +.I /proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid +contains the value 0. +(These files are described below.) +Note that if +.I /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern +is empty and +.I /proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid +contains the value 1, +core dump files will have names of the form +.IR .pid , +and such files are hidden unless one uses the +.BR ls (1) +.I -a +option. +.IP * (Since Linux 3.7) .\" commit 046d662f481830e652ac34cd112249adde16452a The kernel was configured without the