How to limit the size of core dump file when generating it using GDB

Question

I am running an embedded application on ARM9 board, where total flash size is 180MB only. I am able to run gdb, but when I do

(gdb) generate-core-

Answer 1

in your shell rc-file:

limit coredumpsize 50000             # or whatever limit size you like

that should set the limit for everything, including GDB

Note:

If you set it to 0 , you can make sure your home directory is not cluttered with core dump files.