A large x-core file with name core appeared in my home directory. I don't know what it is and what to do with it.
I can't upload the core dump because when I tried to copy it somewhere, I couldn't even open it because it is so big.
I'd still appreciate finding out what this file is, and whether I can delete it.
Core files are essentially low-level crash dumps; by default, the shell doesn't allow them to be written (by setting a 0 byte limit on their size ulimit -c 0) because they're rarely useful for end users. You can see what the limit is currently set to by typing ulimit -c in the bash shell.
You should be able to get information about what program caused the dump using the file command, as described in this previous answer Find which program caused a core dump file or if you have the GNU debugger installed on your system, by running gdb -c core.
Unless you are interested in debugging the crash further, you can simply delete the file using rm core.
If you're not actively compiling / debugging executable programs you may want to set the core ulimit back to its default value to stop such files getting generated.
