function::target

NAME¶

function::target - Return the process ID of the target process

SYNOPSIS¶

    target:long()

ARGUMENTS¶

None

DESCRIPTION¶

This function returns the process ID of the target process. This is useful in conjunction with the -x PID or -c CMD command-line options to stap. An example of its use is to create scripts that filter on a specific process. -x <pid> target returns the pid specified by -x -c <command> target returns the pid for the executed command specified by -c