PROBE::TTY.IOCTL(3stap)

πŸ’– PROBE::TTY.IOCTL πŸ’–

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 πŸ’…

✨ NAME ✨

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 πŸŽ€


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

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 😌✨


🌸 VALUES 🌸

these are the lil goodies you get to peek at when the probe hits, no cap:

  • name β€” the file name πŸ‘‘ lowkey the identity of the thing
  • arg β€” the ioctl argument πŸ’« the extra lil detail getting passed along
  • cmd β€” the ioctl command πŸ”₯ 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 πŸ™ˆ

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

  • tapset::tty(3stap) β€” go read the sibling page, she's got the full tty tapset lore 🫢

and that's a wrap, gorgeous ✨ this was the SystemTap Tapset Reference, Version September 2026 β€” go forth and probe responsibly, ily πŸ’œπŸ§š

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