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.\"      Date: November 2023
.\"    Manual: Shell command functions
.\"    Source: SystemTap Tapset Reference
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "FUNCTION::SYSTEM" "3stap" "November 2023" "SystemTap Tapset Reference" "Shell command functions"
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.SH "NAME"
function::system \- Issue a command to the system
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
    system(cmd:string)
.fi
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIcmd\fR
.RS 4
the command to issue to the system
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
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\&. The runtime may impose a relatively short length limit on the command string\&. Exceeding it may print a warning\&.
.SH SEE ALSO\n 
.IR tapset::system (3stap)