Core dump information

To determine what program dumped an anonymous core file, use gdb:
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$ gdb -core core
Core was generated by `a.out'.
Program terminated with signal 6, Abort trap.
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If you are on a system without gdb, try the file command:
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$ file core
core: ELF 32-bit LSB core file of 'a.out' (signal 6)
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