Example for backtrace() functions.

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diff --git a/manual/examples/execinfo.c b/manual/examples/execinfo.c
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+#include <execinfo.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/* Obtain a backtrace and print it to @code{stdout}. */
+void
+print_trace (void)
+{
+  void *array[10];
+  size_t size;
+  char **strings;
+  size_t i;
+
+  size = backtrace (array, 10);
+  strings = backtrace_symbols (array, size);
+
+  printf ("Obtained %zd stack frames.\n", size);
+
+  for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
+     printf ("%s\n", strings[i]);
+
+  free (strings);
+}
+
+/* A dummy function to make the backtrace more interesting. */
+void
+dummy_function (void)
+{
+  print_trace ();
+}
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+  dummy_function ();
+  return 0;
+}