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.
Usage: procdump [OPTIONS...] TARGET
OPTIONS
-C CPU threshold at which to create a dump of the process from 0 to 100 * nCPU
-c CPU threshold below which to create a dump of the process from 0 to 100 * nCPU
-M Memory commit threshold in MB at which to create a dump
-m Trigger when memory commit drops below specified MB value.
-n Number of dumps to write before exiting
-s Consecutive seconds before dump is written (default is 10)
TARGET must be exactly one of these:
-p pid of the process
-w Name of the process executable
The following examples all target a process with pid == 1234
The following will create a core dump immediately.
sudo procdump -p 1234
The following will create 3 core dumps 10 seconds apart.
sudo procdump -n 3 -p 1234
The following will create 3 core dumps 5 seconds apart.
sudo procdump -n 3 -s 5 -p 1234
The following will create a core dump each time the process has CPU usage >= 65%, up to 3 times, with at least 10 seconds between each dump.
sudo procdump -C 65 -n 3 -p 1234
The following will create a core dump each time the process has CPU usage >= 65%, up to 3 times, with at least 5 seconds between each dump.
sudo procdump -C 65 -n 3 -s 5 -p 1234
The following will create a core dump when CPU usage is outside the range [10,65].
sudo procdump -c 10 -C 65 -p 1234
The following will create a core dump when CPU usage is >= 65% or memory usage is >= 100 MB.
sudo procdump -C 65 -M 100 -p 1234
> All options can also be used with -w instead of -p. -w will wait for a process with the given name.
The following waits for a process named my_application
and creates a core dump immediately when it is found.
sudo procdump -w my_application