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spindump(8)                              BSD System Manager's Manual                             spindump(8)

NAME
     spindump -- report generation for unresponsive applications

SYNOPSIS
     spindump

DESCRIPTION
     spindump is a tool used by various system components to create reports when an unresponsive application
     is force quit. Reports are stored at:

     /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/<ProcessName>/

     For normal application force quits spindump will display a dialog to offer the choice to view more
     details and/or send a report to Apple.

     The root user may invoke spindump manually with arguments similar to those for sample(1)

SEE ALSO
     SubmitDiagInfo(8), sample(1)

Darwin                                       September 11, 2008                                       Darwin

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