[olug] Unix Tip: FINDING CORE FILES

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FINDING CORE FILES

To find and remove core files 
conditionally: 

# find ~ -name core -exec file {} \; -exec rm -i {} \; 

"file" will show which executable 
the core file is for and the -i 
option to rm will allow you to 
choose weather to delete it or not.

#### EXAMPLE ##############

# find ~ -name core -exec file {} \; -exec rm -i {} \;

/my/home/core: ELF 32-bit LSB core file of 'netscape-commun'
(signal 3), Intel 8
rm: remove `/my/home/core'? y


This tip generously supported by: sparkman at webmd.net


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