[H-GEN] core files

[A Bruce in the Land of the Bruces]

On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, John & Christine wrote:

> are these files ok to delete ?.. or is my understanding of a core file off
> base ?
> /usr/src/linux-2.0.0/net/core
> /var/spool/cron/crontabs/core

These two yes.... I'd say gcc segfaulted during a compile of Linux and
crontab segfaulted... both events ok... once in a moon of a particularly
lavender shade.  Repeatedly? Something is screwy. 

> /dev/core
> /proc/sys/net/core

Leave these two alone.  Trust me, you *don't* want to mess with these ;)

( Rule of Thumb - don't delete anything in directories containing 'dev,
proc, bin, lib or etc' ;) )

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Bruce.

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You take the lime and the coconut; it makes you feel better
... such a silly human.

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