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Revision History" /></head><body><p id="title"><a class="left" href="http://www.fedoraproject.org"><img src="Common_Content/images/image_left.png" alt="Product Site" /></a><a class="right" href="http://docs.fedoraproject.org"><img src="Common_Content/images/image_right.png" alt="Documentation Site" /></a></p><ul class="docnav"><li class="previous"><a accesskey="p" href="runtimeerror.html"><strong>Prev</strong></a></li><li class="next"><a accesskey="n" href="appe-Publican-Revision_History.html"><strong>Next</strong></a></li></ul><div xml:lang="en-US" class="chapter" id="references" lang="en-US"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title">Chapter 7. References</h2></div></div></div><div class="para"> This chapter enumerates other references for more information about SystemTap. It is advisable that you refer to these sources in the course of writing advanced probes and tapsets. </div><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt class="varlistentry"><span class="term">SystemTap Wiki</span></dt><dd><div class="para"> The <em class="citetitle">SystemTap Wiki</em> is a collection of links and articles related to the deployment, usage, and development of SystemTap. You can find it at <a href=" http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/HomePage"> http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/HomePage</a>. </div></dd><dt class="varlistentry"><span class="term">SystemTap Tutorial</span></dt><dd><div class="para"> Much of the content in this book comes from the <em class="citetitle">SystemTap Tutorial</em>. The <em class="citetitle">SystemTap Tutorial</em> is a more appropriate reference for users with intermediate to advanced knowledge of C++ and kernel development, and can be found at <a href="http://sourceware.org/systemtap/tutorial/">http://sourceware.org/systemtap/tutorial/</a>. </div></dd><dt class="varlistentry"><span class="term">man stapprobes</span></dt><dd><div class="para"> The <code class="filename">stapprobes</code> man page enumerates a variety of probe points supported by SystemTap, along with additional aliases defined by the SystemTap tapset library. The bottom of the man page includes a list of other man pages enumerating similar probe points for specific system components, such as <code class="filename">tapset::scsi</code>, <code class="filename">tapset::kprocess</code>, <code class="filename">tapset::signal</code>, etc. </div></dd><dt class="varlistentry"><span class="term">man stapfuncs</span></dt><dd><div class="para"> The <code class="filename">stapfuncs</code> man page enumerates numerous functions supported by the SystemTap tapset library, along with the prescribed syntax for each one. Note, however, that this is not a complete list of <span class="emphasis"><em>all</em></span> supported functions; there are more undocumented functions available. </div></dd><dt class="varlistentry"><span class="term">SystemTap Tapset Reference Manual</span></dt><dd><div class="para"> The <em class="citetitle">SystemTap Tapset Reference Manual</em> at <a href="http://sourceware.org/systemtap/tapsets/">http://sourceware.org/systemtap/tapsets/</a> describes the individual predefined functions and probe points of the tapsets greater detail. </div></dd><dt class="varlistentry"><span class="term">SystemTap Language Reference</span></dt><dd><div class="para"> This document is a comprehensive reference of SystemTap's language constructs and syntax. It is recommended for users with a rudimentary to intermediate knowledge of C++ and other similar programming languages. The <em class="citetitle">SystemTap Language Reference</em> is available to all users at <a href="http://sourceware.org/systemtap/langref/">http://sourceware.org/systemtap/langref/</a> </div></dd><dt class="varlistentry"><span class="term">Tapset Developers Guide</span></dt><dd><div class="para"> Once you have sufficient proficiency in writing SystemTap scripts, you can then try your hand out on writing your own tapsets. The <em class="citetitle">Tapset Developers Guide</em> describes how to add functions to your tapset library. </div></dd><dt class="varlistentry"><span class="term">Test Suite</span></dt><dd><div class="para"> The <code class="filename">systemtap-testsuite</code> package allows you to test the entire SystemTap toolchain without having to build from source. In addition, it also contains numerous examples of SystemTap scripts you can study and test; some of these scripts are also documented in <a class="xref" href="useful-systemtap-scripts.html">Chapter 5, <em>Useful SystemTap Scripts</em></a>. </div><div class="para"> By default, the example scripts included in <code class="filename">systemtap-testsuite</code> are located in <code class="filename">/usr/share/systemtap/testsuite/systemtap.examples</code>. </div></dd></dl></div></div><ul class="docnav"><li class="previous"><a accesskey="p" href="runtimeerror.html"><strong>Prev</strong>6.2. Run Time Errors and Warnings</a></li><li class="up"><a accesskey="u" href="#"><strong>Up</strong></a></li><li class="home"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html"><strong>Home</strong></a></li><li class="next"><a accesskey="n" href="appe-Publican-Revision_History.html"><strong>Next</strong>Appendix A. Revision History</a></li></ul></body></html>
