1FUNCTION::SYSTEM(3stap)     Time utility functions     FUNCTION::SYSTEM(3stap)
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NAME

6       function::system - Issue a command to the system
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SYNOPSIS

9           system(cmd:string)
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ARGUMENTS

12       cmd
13           the command to issue to the system
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DESCRIPTION

16       This function runs a command on the system. The command is started in
17       the background some time after the current probe completes. The command
18       is run with the same UID as the user running the stap or staprun
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23SystemTap Tapset Reference        August 2011          FUNCTION::SYSTEM(3stap)
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