[src/trunk]: src/share/man/man5 Give core files a mention.

[thorpej <thorpej%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/06a28df323c9
branches:  trunk
changeset: 533877:06a28df323c9
user:      thorpej <thorpej%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Wed Jul 10 14:29:04 2002 +0000

description:
Give core files a mention.

diffstat:

 share/man/man5/elf.5 |  18 +++++++++++-------
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diffs (55 lines):

diff -r 7d69bf041d72 -r 06a28df323c9 share/man/man5/elf.5
--- a/share/man/man5/elf.5      Wed Jul 10 13:44:02 2002 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man5/elf.5      Wed Jul 10 14:29:04 2002 +0000
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: elf.5,v 1.7 2002/02/13 08:18:11 ross Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: elf.5,v 1.8 2002/07/10 14:29:04 thorpej Exp $
 .\"
-.\" Copyright (c) 2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
+.\" Copyright (c) 2001, 2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
 .\"
 .\" This document is derived from work contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
-.\" by Antti Kantee
+.\" by Antti Kantee.
 .\"
 .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 .\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd April 14, 2001
+.Dd July 8, 2002
 .Dt ELF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 .Aq Pa elf.h
 for the corresponding 64bit versions.
 .Pp
-The three main types of an ELF object file are:
+The four main types of an ELF object file are:
 .Bl -tag -width "relocatable"
 .It executable
 A file suitable for execution. It contains the information required for
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
 at link time or by the dynamic loader
 .Xr ld.elf_so 1
 at run time.
+.It core
+A file which describes the virtual address space and register state
+of a process.  Core files are typically used in conjunction with
+debuggers such as
+.Xr gdb 1 .
 .El
 .Pp
 ELF files have a dual nature. The toolchain, including tools such as the
@@ -410,6 +415,5 @@
 .Xr link 5 ,
 .Xr stab 5
 .Sh HISTORY
-.Pa ELF
-first appeared in
+The ELF object file format first appeared in
 .At V .