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35 .Nd "analyze a core dump of the operating system"
45 utility analyzes a core dump saved by
47 It generates a text file containing the analysis in the same directory as
49 For a given core dump file named
51 the generated text file will be named
56 analyzes the most recent core dump in the core dump directory.
57 A specific core dump may be specified via either the
64 has located a core dump,
65 it analyzes the core dump to determine the exact version of the kernel
66 that generated the core.
67 It then looks for a matching kernel file under each of the subdirectories in
69 The location of the kernel file can also be explicitly provided via the
75 has located a core dump and kernel,
76 it uses several utilities to analyze the core including
89 The options are as follows:
90 .Bl -tag -width indent
92 Specify an alternate core dump directory.
93 The default crash dump directory is
96 Use the core dump saved in
97 .Pa vmcore. Ns Ar dumpnr
98 instead of the latest core in the core dump directory.
100 Specify an explicit kernel file.