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author | Luke Shumaker <lukeshu@sbcglobal.net> | 2016-10-31 12:17:00 -0400 |
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committer | Luke Shumaker <lukeshu@sbcglobal.net> | 2016-10-31 12:17:00 -0400 |
commit | 53c94b4f409ce95c26e315df75ab6ad6655db6a6 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/src/grp-coredump/coredumpctl/coredumpctl.xml b/src/grp-coredump/coredumpctl/coredumpctl.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..abc245be5e --- /dev/null +++ b/src/grp-coredump/coredumpctl/coredumpctl.xml @@ -0,0 +1,259 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<!-- + This file is part of systemd. + + Copyright 2012 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek + + systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or + (at your option) any later version. + + systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License + along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. +--> + +<refentry id="coredumpctl" conditional='ENABLE_COREDUMP' + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> + + <refentryinfo> + <title>coredumpctl</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + + <authorgroup> + <author> + <contrib>Developer</contrib> + <firstname>Zbigniew</firstname> + <surname>Jędrzejewski-Szmek</surname> + <email>zbyszek@in.waw.pl</email> + </author> + </authorgroup> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>coredumpctl</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>coredumpctl</refname> + <refpurpose>Retrieve and process saved core dumps and metadata</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>coredumpctl</command> + <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> + <arg choice="req">COMMAND</arg> + <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">PID|COMM|EXE|MATCH</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para><command>coredumpctl</command> is a tool that can be used to retrieve and process core + dumps and metadata which were saved by + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-coredump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Options</title> + + <para>The following options are understood:</para> + + <variablelist> + + <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" /> + <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" /> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--no-legend</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Do not print column headers.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-pager" /> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-1</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Show information of a single core dump only, instead of listing + all known core dumps.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-F</option> <replaceable>FIELD</replaceable></term> + <term><option>--field=</option><replaceable>FIELD</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>Print all possible data values the specified + field takes in matching core dump entries of the + journal.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-o</option> <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></term> + <term><option>--output=</option><replaceable>FILE</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>Write the core to <option>FILE</option>. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-D</option> <replaceable>DIR</replaceable></term> + <term><option>--directory=</option><replaceable>DIR</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>Use the journal files in the specified <option>DIR</option>. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Commands</title> + + <para>The following commands are understood:</para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><command>list</command></term> + + <listitem><para>List core dumps captured in the journal + matching specified characteristics. If no command is + specified, this is the implied default.</para> + + <para>It's worth noting that different restrictions apply to + data saved in the journal and core dump files saved in + <filename>/var/lib/systemd/coredump</filename>, see overview in + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-coredump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + Thus it may very well happen that a particular core dump is still listed + in the journal while its corresponding core dump file has already been + removed.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><command>info</command></term> + + <listitem><para>Show detailed information about core dumps + captured in the journal.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><command>dump</command></term> + + <listitem><para>Extract the last core dump matching specified + characteristics. The core dump will be written on standard + output, unless an output file is specified with + <option>--output=</option>. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><command>gdb</command></term> + + <listitem><para>Invoke the GNU debugger on the last core dump + matching specified characteristics. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Matching</title> + + <para>A match can be:</para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>PID</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>Process ID of the + process that dumped + core. An integer.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>COMM</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>Name of the executable (matches + <option>COREDUMP_COMM=</option>). Must not contain slashes. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>EXE</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>Path to the executable (matches + <option>COREDUMP_EXE=</option>). Must contain at least one + slash. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>MATCH</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>General journalctl predicates (see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>). + Must contain an equal sign. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Exit status</title> + <para>On success, 0 is returned; otherwise, a non-zero failure + code is returned. Not finding any matching core dumps is treated as + failure. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Examples</title> + + <example> + <title>List all the core dumps of a program named foo</title> + + <programlisting># coredumpctl list foo</programlisting> + </example> + + <example> + <title>Invoke gdb on the last core dump</title> + + <programlisting># coredumpctl gdb</programlisting> + </example> + + <example> + <title>Show information about a process that dumped core, + matching by its PID 6654</title> + + <programlisting># coredumpctl info 6654</programlisting> + </example> + + <example> + <title>Extract the last core dump of /usr/bin/bar to a file named + <filename noindex="true">bar.coredump</filename></title> + + <programlisting># coredumpctl -o bar.coredump dump /usr/bin/bar</programlisting> + </example> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-coredump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>coredump.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journald.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>gdb</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |