Crash dump, memory dump, core dump, system dump … all produce the same outcome: a file containing the state of an application’s memory at a specific time—usually when the application crashes.Knowing how to deal with these files can help you find the root cause(s) of a failure. Even if you are not a developer, dump files created on your system can be very helpful (as well as approachable) in understanding software.This is a hands-on article, and can you follow along with the example by cloning the sample application repository with:read more

Source: LXer – Creating and debugging Linux dump files