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When we have a crash dump WinDbg tells us the time of the crash:

1: kd> vertarget
Windows Vista Kernel Version 6000 MP (2 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Built by: 6000.16575.amd64fre.vista_gdr.071009-1548
Kernel base = 0xfffff800`01c00000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`01d9af70
Debug session time: Tue Jan 29 11:03:52.572 2008 (GMT+0)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:12:06.648

However I couldn’t find the similar command in GDB documentation. 

One option is to check core file timestamp. For kernel core files perhaps there is some kernel variable we can examine too (I’m interested in FreeBSD here). 

If anyone knows about GDB command that shows the time of a crash or any other method please let me know. Any hints are greatly appreciated!

- Dmitry Vostokov @ DumpAnalysis.org - 

           

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