FUNCTION::SYSTEM(3stap)                              Time utility 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.



SystemTap Tapset Reference                                 August 2011                                   FUNCTION::SYSTEM(3stap)