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.\"     Title: function::pstrace
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.\"      Date: November 2020
.\"    Manual: Context Functions
.\"    Source: SystemTap Tapset Reference
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "FUNCTION::PSTRACE" "3stap" "November 2020" "SystemTap Tapset Reference" "Context Functions"
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.SH "NAME"
function::pstrace \- Chain of processes and pids back to init(1)
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
    pstrace:string(task:long)
.fi
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fItask\fR
.RS 4
Pointer to task struct of process
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This function returns a string listing execname and pid for each process starting from
\fItask\fR
back to the process ancestor that init(1) spawned\&.
.SH SEE ALSO\n 
.IR tapset::pstrace (3stap)