@section Core files


@strong{Description}@*
These are functions pertaining to core files.

@findex bfd_core_file_failing_command
@subsubsection @code{bfd_core_file_failing_command}
@strong{Synopsis}
@example
CONST char *bfd_core_file_failing_command(bfd *abfd);
@end example
@strong{Description}@*
Return a read-only string explaining which program was running
when it failed and produced the core file @var{abfd}.

@findex bfd_core_file_failing_signal
@subsubsection @code{bfd_core_file_failing_signal}
@strong{Synopsis}
@example
int bfd_core_file_failing_signal(bfd *abfd);
@end example
@strong{Description}@*
Returns the signal number which caused the core dump which
generated the file the BFD @var{abfd} is attached to.

@findex core_file_matches_executable_p
@subsubsection @code{core_file_matches_executable_p}
@strong{Synopsis}
@example
boolean core_file_matches_executable_p
   (bfd *core_bfd, bfd *exec_bfd);
@end example
@strong{Description}@*
Return @code{true} if the core file attached to @var{core_bfd}
was generated by a run of the executable file attached to
@var{exec_bfd}, @code{false} otherwise.