FUNCTION::READ_STOPW(3stap)

💖 FUNCTION::READ_STOPW — the 3stap manual, bestie edition 💖

okay so you're in the SystemTap Tapset Reference and you found the stopwatch girlies. this is the 3stap manual section, and we're talking about Timestamp Functions — yes, the clock is clocking 🕰️✨

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✨ NAME ✨

function::read_stopwatch_s — Reads the time in seconds for a stopwatch 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

read_stopwatch_s:long(name:string)

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• name — the stopwatch name, aka the lil label you're asking about 🏷️

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Returns time in seconds for the stopwatch called name. 🫶

and here's the iconic part: if that stopwatch doesn't currently exist yet, it just creates it. no drama, no error, she simply materialises the stopwatch for you. main character energy fr fr 👑

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• tapset::stopwatch(3stap)

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that's the whole page, bestie — short and slay 💀💖

ngl there's not a lot here, but every single crumb is accounted for. no cap.

SystemTap Tapset Reference · Version · September 2026 — mwah, thanks for reading, love u, go read the stopwatch tapset next 🎀✨🌈