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FUNCTION::SYSTEM(3stap) Shell command functions FUNCTION::SYSTEM(3stap)

NAME

function::system - Issue a command to the system

SYNOPSIS

    system(cmd:string)

ARGUMENTS

cmd
the command to issue to the system

DESCRIPTION

This function runs a command on the system. The command is started in the background some time after the current probe completes. The command is run with the same UID as the user running the stap or staprun command.

SEE ALSO0

tapset::system(3stap)
March 2016 SystemTap Tapset Reference