How to save the core file to disk? [SOLVED]

[Unga]

----- Original Message -----
> From: Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net>
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Cc: 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:37 PM
> Subject: Re: How to save the core file to disk?
> 
> Unga wrote:
>>  My program Seg faults but cannot find where Ubuntu saves the core
>>  file.
>> 
>>  I have changed the core_pattern as follows but still no core file:
>>  echo "core.%e.%p" > /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
> 
> First you should enable writing a core file with a command like
> 
> ulimit -c 10000
> 
> where the number indicates the max. core size in 1kb blocks. Then you 
> find the core file in your current directory.
> 

Yes, "ulimit -c 10000" worked. I in fact ran ulimit earlier, it just showed "unlimted", that's why did not change it.

Thank you very much for your reply.

Unga