crashdump
A crash dump is a snapshot of a running program's memory and execution state at the moment it terminates unexpectedly. It is generated to assist developers and system administrators in diagnosing crashes and faults. A dump typically includes a memory image, the contents of the program's CPU registers, the call stack for each thread, loaded modules, and basic process state such as thread contexts. Depending on platform and configuration, the amount of data collected can range from a small minidump to a full memory dump.
Different platforms have different implementations. Linux and other Unix-like systems commonly produce a core dump when
Generation and configuration details vary. On Linux, enabling core dumps typically requires setting resource limits (ulimit
Analysis uses specialized tools. Windows dumps can be analyzed with WinDbg or CDB; Linux dumps with GDB,