Compressing the core files during core generation

Question

Is there way to compress the core files during core dump generation?

If the storage space is limited in the system, is there a way of conserving it in case of need for c

Answer 1

The Linux kernel /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern file will do what you want: http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt#141

Set the filename to something like |/bin/gzip -1 > /var/crash/core-%t-%p-%u.gz and your core files should be saved compressed for you.