Enable Core Files in GNU/Linux
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Author: Momchil Ivanov <momchil@xaxo.eu>
Date  : 2013.06.16

Introduction
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  This article describes how to enable the generation of core files in
  the GNU/Linux operating system.

Method
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  To save the core files under the directory /tmp, type:

    $ ulimit -c 50000
    $ sysctl kernel.coreusespid=1
    $ sysctl kernel.corepattern="/tmp/%e.%p.core"

  in the bash shell. Each core file contains the process id (PID, %p)
  in the filename.