<refnamediv>
<refname>coredump.conf</refname>
<refname>coredump.conf.d</refname>
- <refpurpose>Coredump storage configuration files</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>Core dump storage configuration files</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<listitem><para>Controls where to store cores. One of
<literal>none</literal>, <literal>external</literal>,
<literal>journal</literal>, and <literal>both</literal>. When
- <literal>none</literal>, the coredumps will be logged but not
+ <literal>none</literal>, the core dumps will be logged but not
stored permanently. When <literal>external</literal> (the
default), cores will be stored in <filename>/var/lib/systemd/coredump</filename>.
When <literal>journal</literal>, cores will be stored in
<term><varname>ProcessSizeMax=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>The maximum size in bytes of a core
- which will be processed. Coredumps exceeding this size
+ which will be processed. Core dumps exceeding this size
will be logged, but the backtrace will not be generated
and the core will not be stored.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term><varname>KeepFree=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Enforce limits on the disk space taken up by
- externally stored coredumps. <option>MaxUse=</option> makes
- sure that old coredumps are removed as soon as the total disk
- space taken up by coredumps grows beyond this limit (defaults
+ externally stored core dumps. <option>MaxUse=</option> makes
+ sure that old core dumps are removed as soon as the total disk
+ space taken up by core dumps grows beyond this limit (defaults
to 10% of the total disk size). <option>KeepFree=</option>
controls how much disk space to keep free at least (defaults
to 15% of the total disk size). Note that the disk space used
- by coredumps might temporarily exceed these limits while
- coredumps are processed. Note that old coredumps are also
+ by core dumps might temporarily exceed these limits while
+ core dumps are processed. Note that old core dumps are also
removed based on time via
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tmpfiles</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>. Set
either value to 0 to turn off size-based