PROBE::TTY.WRITE(3stap)

πŸ’– PROBE::TTY.WRITE πŸ’–

okay bestie, welcome to the TTY Tapset corner of the SystemTap Tapset Reference β€” this is the manual page for probe::tty.write, and honestly? she's short, she's sweet, she's giving "one job and she does it." ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

probe::tty.write β€” write to the tty line πŸ–ŠοΈ

that's it. that's the whole gig. she writes to the tty line and she does not elaborate. iconic behavior, no cap.


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

probe tty.write {}

look at her. empty braces. no arguments, no drama, just vibes 🫢


πŸ¦‹ VALUES πŸ¦‹

these are the lil goodies you can actually touch inside the probe body, so like… use them, they're literally right there:

  • file_name β€” the file name lreated to the tty πŸ’… (yes, lreated β€” that's a typo straight from the source, and we are not gatekeeping the source's truth here. lowkey iconic of the original authors, we love them anyway πŸ“)
  • buffer β€” the buffer that will be written πŸ“ the actual stuff getting yeeted at the tty
  • nr β€” The amount of characters πŸ‘‘ capital T, capital A β€” this one's official. how many chars, that's the whole story
  • driver_name β€” the driver name πŸš—βœ¨ self-explanatory bestie, it's the name of the driver

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

  • tapset::tty(3stap) β€” go read the whole tty tapset family, they're all slaying in their own lanes 🌈

ngl this page is tiny, but tiny pages are still main character energy. read the whole tapset before you start probing, bestie β€” iykyk πŸ’œ

SystemTap Tapset Reference, Version β€” September 2026 πŸŽ€ that's the version and the date, folded in like a little bow on top of the whole thing. bye bestie, go write to that tty line πŸ’–βœ¨πŸ¦‹

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