The UNIX and Linux Forums  
Hello and Welcome from United States to the UNIX and Linux Forums! Thank You for Visiting and Joining Our Global Community.

Go Back   The UNIX and Linux Forums > Top Forums > UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
dump .snap question dump .snap question
.
google unix.com

Forums Register Forum RulesLinksAlbums FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers If you're not sure where to post a UNIX or Linux question, post it here. All UNIX and Linux newbies welcome !!

More UNIX and Linux Forum Topics You Might Find Helpful
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Consultant hopes open source apps will "snap together" someday iBot UNIX and Linux RSS News 0 03-24-2008 05:00 PM
tar vs dump new2ss UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users 1 02-06-2007 01:47 AM
fs dump chobos SUN Solaris 1 05-10-2005 07:07 AM
help, what is the difference between core dump and panic dump? aileen UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers 1 06-11-2001 08:08 PM

Closed Thread
English Japanese Spanish French German Portuguese Italian Dutch Swedish Russian Norwegian Hungarian Hebrew Danish
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 03-22-2007
thumper thumper is offline VIP Member  
Supporter
  
 

Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 49
dump .snap question
When using dump, a .snap directory is created in the partition being dumped.
I have searched for the reason this directory is created but haven't found any information on its purpose.

I have monitored the .snap directory during a dump and I have never seen any files appear in during the dump so I was wondering what the purpose of this directory is.

When the dump is complete is it OK to delete the .snap directory or is it used as a marker of some kind?

Thanks
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 03-22-2007
sysgate's Avatar
sysgate sysgate is offline Forum Advisor  
Unix based
  
 

Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bulgaria
Posts: 1,318
Is the OS AIX ?
Quote:
This is memory dump, often partial, requested by a program to display its current status for debugging. Program execution often continues normally following a snap dump.
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 03-22-2007
thumper thumper is offline VIP Member  
Supporter
  
 

Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 49
Quote:
Originally Posted by sysgate
Is the OS AIX ?
Sorry, forgot that info.

troll[7]# uname -a
FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE-p4
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 03-23-2007
sysgate's Avatar
sysgate sysgate is offline Forum Advisor  
Unix based
  
 

Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bulgaria
Posts: 1,318
same applies for *BSD, but this could be also indicator for HDD issues, it is advised to run a diagnostics.
Sponsored Links
Closed Thread

Bookmarks

« file statistics?? | Make an account inactive after 90 days. »
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Linear Mode
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:27 PM.

The UNIX and Linux Forums - Learn UNIX and UNIX Commands RSS Feeds - Contact Us - The UNIX and Linux Forums - Learn UNIX and UNIX Commands - Archive - Top

Powered by: vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2006, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. Language translation by Google.
vBCredits v1.4 Copyright ©2007 - 2008, PixelFX Studios
The UNIX and Linux Forums Content Copyright ©1993-2009. All Rights Reserved.Ad Management by RedTyger

Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0