在軟件出現問題的時候，有時候沒有現場環境讓我們來調試，或者是想保存現場環境，以防現場環境被我們給破壞了，導致無法再重現問題。碰到這種情況，我們一般都會把進程給DUMP下來。也可以設置程序崩潰時自動DUMP。
以前一直使用WinDBG來調試Dump文件，分析種種無法重現的問題。來這個由於是在Linux平台上，所有就看GDB是否也有這種功能。
一 、命令
generated core file(gcore) [filename] 產生core dump文件
gdb -c dump文件 調試core dump文件
symbol-file fileName 加載調試符文件
（我試過MinGW中不能使用產生dump文件命令，在Linux上可以，Cygwin我沒試，不知道可不可以）
二、例子
1、產生core文件
linux-26u1:/home/project/topcoder# gdb gdb_core_dump
GNU gdb (GDB) SUSE(6.8.50.20090302-1.5.18)
Copyright (C) 2009Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNUGPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is freesoftware: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY,to the extent permitted by law. Type"show copying"
and "showwarranty" for details.
This GDB wasconfigured as "i586-suse-linux".
For bug reportinginstructions, please see:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>...
(gdb) l
1 #include<stdio.h>
2
3 intmain()
4 {
5 int val1 = 1;
6 int val2 = 2;
7
8 printf("%d,%d\n",val1,val2);
9 }
(gdb) br 8
Breakpoint 1 at0x80483d3: file gdb_core_dump.c, line 8.
(gdb) r
Starting program:/home/project/topcoder/gdb_core_dump
Missing separatedebuginfo for /lib/ld-linux.so.2
Missing separatedebuginfo for /lib/libc.so.6
Breakpoint 1, main ()at gdb_core_dump.c:8
8 printf("%d,%d\n",val1,val2);
(gdb) gcore
Saved corefilecore.8469
(gdb) rwatch val1
Hardware readwatchpoint 2: val1
(gdb) c
Continuing.
1,2
Watchpoint 2 deletedbecause the program has left the block in
which its expressionis valid.
0xb7ebd89c in__libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb) kb
Undefined command:"kb". Try "help".
(gdb) bt
#0 0xb7ebd89c in __libc_start_main () from/lib/libc.so.6
#1 0x08048331 in _start ()
(gdb) ls
Undefined command:"ls". Try "help".
(gdb) q
The program isrunning. Quit anyway (and kill it)? (yor n) y
linux-26u1:/home/project/topcoder # objdump -h core.8469
core.8469: file format elf32-i386
Sections:
Idx Name Size VMA LMA File off Algn
0 note0 0000046c 00000000 00000000 000001b4 2**0
CONTENTS, READONLY
1 .reg/8469 00000044 00000000 00000000 000002a0 2**2
CONTENTS
2 .reg 00000044 00000000 00000000 000002a0 2**2
CONTENTS
3 .reg2/8469 0000006c 00000000 00000000 000002fc 2**2
CONTENTS
4 .reg2 0000006c 00000000 00000000 000002fc 2**2
CONTENTS
5 .reg-xfp/8469 00000200 00000000 00000000 0000037c 2**2
CONTENTS
6 .reg-xfp 00000200 00000000 00000000 0000037c 2**2
CONTENTS
7 .auxv 00000090 00000000 00000000 00000590 2**2
CONTENTS
8 load1 00000000 08048000 00000000 00000620 2**0
CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD,READONLY, CODE
9 load2 00001000 08049000 00000000 00000620 2**0
CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD
10 load3 00001000 b7ea7000 00000000 00001620 2**0
CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD
11 load4 00000000 b7ea8000 00000000 00002620 2**0
CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD,READONLY, CODE
12 load5 00000000 b7fce000 00000000 00002620 2**0
CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD,READONLY
13 load6 00002000 b7fd0000 00000000 00002620 2**0
CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD
14 load7 00003000 b7fd2000 00000000 00004620 2**0
CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD
15 load8 00001000 b7fe5000 00000000 00007620 2**0
CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD
16 load9 00000000 b7fe6000 00000000 00008620 2**0
CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD,READONLY, CODE
17 load10 00002000 b8000000 00000000 00008620 2**0
CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD
18 load11 00015000 bffeb000 00000000 0000a620 2**0
CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD
linux-26u1:/home/project/topcoder#
二、調試core文件
linux-26u1:/home/project/topcoder# gdb -c core.8469
GNU gdb (GDB) SUSE(6.8.50.20090302-1.5.18)
Copyright (C) 2009Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNUGPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is freesoftware: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY,to the extent permitted by law. Type"show copying"
and "showwarranty" for details.
This GDB wasconfigured as "i586-suse-linux".
For bug reportinginstructions, please see:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>.
Failed to read avalid object file image from memory.
Core was generated by`/home/project/topcoder/gdb_core_dump'.
Program terminatedwith signal 5, Trace/breakpoint trap.
#0 0x080483d3 in ?? ()
(gdb) bt
#0 0x080483d3 in ?? ()
#1 0xb7ebd89c in ?? ()
#2 0x08048331 in ?? ()
(gdb) lb
Undefined command:"lb". Try "help".
(gdb) l
No symbol table isloaded. Use the "file"command.
(gdb) -symbol
Undefined command:"-symbol". Try"help".
(gdb) -symbol--file
Undefined command:"-symbol--file". Try"help".
(gdb) symbol-file /home/project/topcoder/gdb_core_dump
Reading symbols from/home/project/topcoder/gdb_core_dump...done.
(gdb) l
1 #include<stdio.h>
2
3 intmain()
4 {
5 int val1 = 1;
6 int val2 = 2;
7
8 printf("%d,%d\n",val1,val2);
9 }
(gdb) br 8
Breakpoint 1 at0x80483d3: file gdb_core_dump.c, line 8.
(gdb)