SYSTEMD-COREDUMPCTL(1) systemd-coredumpctl SYSTEMD-COREDUMPCTL(1)
NAME
systemd-coredumpctl - Retrieve coredumps from the journal
SYNOPSIS
systemd-coredumpctl [OPTIONS...] {COMMAND} [PID|COMM|EXE|MATCH...]
DESCRIPTION
systemd-coredumpctl may be used to retrieve coredumps from systemd-journald(8).
OPTIONS
The following options are understood:
-h, --help
Print a short help text and exit.
--version
Print a short version string and exit.
-F, --field=
Print all possible data values the specified field takes in matching coredump entries of the journal.
-o, --output=FILE
Write the core to FILE.
--no-pager
Do not pipe output of list into a pager.
--no-legend
Do not print the column headers.
The following commands are understood:
list
List coredumps captured in the journal matching specified characteristics.
dump
Extract the last coredump matching specified characteristics. Coredump will be written on stdout, unless an output file is specified
with -o/--output.
gdb
Invoke the GNU debugger on the last coredump matching specified characteristics.
MATCHING
Match can be:
PID
Process ID of the process that dumped core. An integer.
COMM
Name of the executable (matches COREDUMP_COMM=). Must not contain slashes.
EXE
Path to the executable (matches COREDUMP_EXE=). Must contain at least one slash.
MATCH
General journalctl predicates (see journalctl(1)). Must contain an equals sign.
EXIT STATUS
On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise. Not finding any matching coredumps is treated as failure.
SEE ALSO
systemd-journald.service(8), gdb(1)
systemd 208 SYSTEMD-COREDUMPCTL(1)