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function::text_strn

FUNCTION:(3stap)					  A collection of standard strin					  FUNCTION:(3stap)

NAME
       function::text_strn - Escape any non-printable chars in a string

SYNOPSIS
	   text_strn:string(input:string,len:long,quoted:long)

ARGUMENTS
       input
	   the string to escape

       len
	   maximum length of string to return (0 implies MAXSTRINGLEN)

       quoted
	   put double quotes around the string. If input string is truncated it will have "..."  after the second quote

DESCRIPTION
       This function accepts a string of designated length, and any ASCII characters that are not printable are replaced by the corresponding
       escape sequence in the returned string.

SystemTap Tapset Reference					     May 2013							  FUNCTION:(3stap)