I forgot, simply running file(1) on the core file should help guide ... might also be worthwhile. As for debugging dumps for normal applications, just use gdb. wobblytickle is right about debug ...

Debugging and profiling are critical skills in a ... Sometimes a program crashes outside your control. Linux can generate a core dump—a snapshot of the program’s memory at the moment it crashed. lsof: ...

As a debugger, GDB is a veritable Swiss Army knife. And just like exploring all of the non-obvious uses of a those knives, your initial response to the scope of GDB’s feature set is likely to be ...