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function::target − Return the process ID of the target process
target:long()
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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
tapset::context(3stap)