FUNCTION::USER_STRIN(3stap)                      String and data retrieving fun                      FUNCTION::USER_STRIN(3stap)



NAME
       function::user_string_quoted - Retrieves and quotes string from user space

SYNOPSIS
           user_string_quoted:string(addr:long)

ARGUMENTS
       addr
           the user space address to retrieve the string from

DESCRIPTION
       Returns the null terminated C string from a given user space memory address where any ASCII characters that are not
       printable are replaced by the corresponding escape sequence in the returned string. Reports "NULL" for address zero.
       Returns "<unknown>" on the rare cases when userspace data is not accessible at the given address.



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