---
name: "divide-by-zero"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "chaos-marmosets"
version: "0.2.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/divide-by-zero"
---

# divide-by-zero(1)

try to divide a number by zero and crash

## NAME

divide-by-zero - try to divide a number by zero and crash

## SYNOPSIS

**divide-by-zero**

## DESCRIPTION

**divide-by-zero** tries to divide a number by zero. It will immediately exit with signal 4 (SIGILL). This program is useful to test the process core dump configuration. See the Linux kernel sysctl setting *kernel.core\_pattern* and *fs.suid\_dumpable* for more information. In case of using a bug reporting system like apport, this program allows testing reporting the crash and retracing it.

## OPTIONS

This program takes no options.

## AUTHOR

Benjamin Drung \<bdrung@posteo.de\>