topsting

Last Updated : Jun 23, 2017 |

Syntax

topsting [ -e ] [ -C procname] [-p pid] [-d directory] filename  
-e

Generate abbreviated core files for all processes.

-C procname

Generate abbreviated core files for a specific procname. This option can be repeated for multiple processes.

-P pid

Generate abbreviated core files for process id (PID). This option can be repeated for multiple processes.

-d directory

The directory where abbreviated core files are to be placed. The default is the current directory.

-p path

path contains a colon-separated list of directory paths used to locate the exec_file and any shared libraries. An example would be -p $MYPJ/_mipslx.O:$BASEPJ/ _mipslx.O

filename

Name of the mini-core dump file.

-?

Display the command option descriptions.

Description

Use topsting to pull information from a specific mini-core dump, based on the mini-core dump filename. Mini-core dump files are located in /var/log/defty/dumps, and are created after traps or buffer exhaustion in the system.