If we search the repository for packages related to the keyword, dump, we find among the results a package named ProcDump. The package description claims that the software "provides a way to create core dumps."
xbps-query -Rs dump
Above, the -R
switch asks xbps-query
to search repositories, and the -s
switch searches for matches on a string or regular expression. Installation is accomplished as shown below, using the -S
(synchronize) switch.
xbps-install -S ProcDump-for-Linux
This action also installs dependencies: libreadline8
, gdbm
, sqlite
, libffi
, python3
, and gdb
.
According to it's website, "ProcDump is a Linux reimagining of the classic ProcDump tool from the Sysinternals suite of tools for Windows. ProcDump provides a convenient way for Linux developers to create core dumps of their application based on performance triggers." Documentation and examples are given by the developers, and a manual is included in the package, man 8 procdump
.