# proc_kcore - physical memory - man(5) - [phpMan]

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## NAME
       /proc/kcore - physical memory

## DESCRIPTION
       _/proc/kcore_
              This  file  represents the physical memory of the system and is stored in the ELF core
              file format.  With this pseudo-file, and an unstripped kernel (_/usr/src/linux/vmlinux_)
              binary, GDB can be used to examine the current state of any kernel data structures.

              The total length of the file is the size of physical memory (RAM) plus 4 KiB.

## SEE ALSO
       [**proc**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/proc/5/markdown)

Linux man-pages 6.7                          2023-08-15                                [_proc_kcore_(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/prockcore/5/markdown)