PROBE::TTY.IOCTL(3stap)
π PROBE::TTY.IOCTL π
okay bestie, welcome to the 3stap section of the manual β yes, that's the manual name, we're in SystemTap Tapset territory and it's giving iconic π
β¨ NAME β¨
probe::tty.ioctl β this lil probe fires off whenever an ioctl is requested to the tty. like, the moment somebody asks the terminal to do a thing, this probe is right there watching. main character energy fr fr π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
probe tty.ioctl {}
that's it. that's the whole vibe. no arguments in the signature, she's just out here existing and catching every ioctl request πβ¨
πΈ VALUES πΈ
these are the lil goodies you get to peek at when the probe hits, no cap:
nameβ the file name π lowkey the identity of the thingargβ the ioctl argument π« the extra lil detail getting passed alongcmdβ the ioctl command π₯ the actual request itself, the whole reason we're here
bestie reminder: these are the values the probe hands you β don't go assuming anything beyond what's listed here π
π SEE ALSO π
tapset::tty(3stap)β go read the sibling page, she's got the full tty tapset lore π«Ά
and that's a wrap, gorgeous β¨ this was the SystemTap Tapset Reference, Version September 2026 β go forth and probe responsibly, ily ππ§
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