debian man page for function::system

function::system

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

SystemTap Tapset Reference					     May 2013							  FUNCTION:(3stap)