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### 2.12 Core files

Description
These are functions pertaining to core files.

##### 2.12.0.1 `bfd_core_file_failing_command`

Synopsis

         const char *bfd_core_file_failing_command (bfd *abfd);

Description
Return a read-only string explaining which program was running when it failed and produced the core file abfd.

##### 2.12.0.2 `bfd_core_file_failing_signal`

Synopsis

         int bfd_core_file_failing_signal (bfd *abfd);

Description
Returns the signal number which caused the core dump which generated the file the BFD abfd is attached to.

##### 2.12.0.3 `core_file_matches_executable_p`

Synopsis

         bfd_boolean core_file_matches_executable_p
            (bfd *core_bfd, bfd *exec_bfd);

Description
Return `TRUE` if the core file attached to core_bfd was generated by a run of the executable file attached to exec_bfd, `FALSE` otherwise.