Thanks!

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From:	plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Kevin
Brown
Sent:	Saturday, December 16, 2000 11:50 AM
To:	plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject:	Re: What does core mean?

A core file is the memory state of the system when a program crashed.  They
are
used to debug programs to find out why they crashed.  Mostly I just delete
them.

> I am running linux 6.1 and on my gnome desktop I see a yellow ball with a
> burning fuse and a sad face with a label underneath that says core. What
> does this mean and what do I do about it?

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