Re: I need help understanding /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern

[Jeremy Nicoll - ml fedora]

On 2019-08-12 02:01, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> ToddAndMargo via users writes:
> > What does this do?
> >  # echo core > /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
> This will, instead, create a plain file called
> "core" in the executable's directory.

Excuse my interruption, but why would that create a file named
'core'?   Why doesn't it just place 'core' in the named file?