---
name: "proc_kcore"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/proc_kcore"
---

# proc\_kcore(5)

physical memory

## 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.

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

## SEE ALSO

[**proc**(5)](/proc/5.md)