FUNCTION::TARGET(3stap)

🎀 NAME 🎀

function::target — bestie, this one hands you the process ID of the target process. That's it. That's the whole job. 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

target:long()

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

None. Nada. Zero. It takes no arguments, it just knows things. 👑

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so, target returns the process ID of the target process. Lowkey iconic behavior from a function, honestly.

The way that this hits hardest is when you pair it up with the -x PID or -c CMD command-line options to stap. Like, that's the collab of the century right there. 🌈

The classic use case? Writing scripts that filter on a specific process. Chef's kiss. That's the vibe. 🍓

Here's the breakdown, fr fr:

• -x <pid> — target returns the pid specified by -x ✨
• -c <command> — target returns the pid for the executed command specified by -c 🔥

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• tapset::context(3stap)

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SystemTap Tapset Reference Version — September 2026. mwah, that's the whole page, go forth and slay your process filtering bestie 💅💖🦋