#!/bin/sh

#   Copyright (C) 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
#   Free Software Foundation, Inc.

# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#
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#
# gcore.sh
# Script to generate a core file of a running program.
# It starts up gdb, attaches to the given PID and invokes the gcore command.
#

if [ "$#" -eq "0" ]
then
    echo "usage:  gcore [-o filename] pid"
    exit 2
fi

# Need to check for -o option, but set default basename to "core".
name=core

if [ "$1" = "-o" ]
then
    if [ "$#" -lt "3" ]
    then
	# Not enough arguments.
	echo "usage:  gcore [-o filename] pid"
	exit 2
    fi
    name=$2

    # Shift over to start of pid list
    shift; shift
fi

# Initialise return code.
rc=0

# Loop through pids
for pid in $*
do
	# `</dev/null' to avoid touching interactive terminal if it is
	# available but not accessible as GDB would get stopped on SIGTTIN.
	gdb </dev/null --nx --batch \
	    -ex "set pagination off" -ex "set height 0" -ex "set width 0" \
	    -ex "attach $pid" -ex "gcore $name.$pid" -ex detach -ex quit

	if [ -r $name.$pid ] ; then 
	    rc=0
	else
	    echo gcore: failed to create $name.$pid
	    rc=1
	    break
	fi


done

exit $rc