Re: ctrl \ makes psql 8.2.5 dump core - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: ctrl \ makes psql 8.2.5 dump core
Date
Msg-id 20080103184504.GC14593@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to ctrl \ makes psql 8.2.5 dump core  (Jeff Ross <jross@wykids.org>)
List pgsql-bugs
Jeff Ross wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I found out this morning that entering CTRL \ at the psql prompt will make
> psql dump core. The is reproducible on the two machines I have here.
> Another server running downtown just quits without dumping core.

This is normal and expected.  Ctrl-\ is SIGABRT.  If somewhere it aborts
without dumping core, it's because you have a zero "core size" ulimit
setting.

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Alvaro Herrera                                http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.

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