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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>probe::kprocess.exec</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="SystemTap Tapset Reference Manual"><link rel="up" href="kprocess.stp.html" title="Chapter 16. Kernel Process Tapset"><link rel="prev" href="API-kprocess-create.html" title="probe::kprocess.create"><link rel="next" href="API-kprocess-exec-complete.html" title="probe::kprocess.exec_complete"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center"><span>probe::kprocess.exec</span></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="API-kprocess-create.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 16. Kernel Process Tapset</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="API-kprocess-exec-complete.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="refentry" title="probe::kprocess.exec"><a name="API-kprocess-exec"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>probe::kprocess.exec —
Attempt to exec to a new program
</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv" title="Synopsis"><h2>Synopsis</h2><pre class="synopsis">kprocess.exec </pre></div><div class="refsect1" title="Values"><a name="idp10775264"></a><h2>Values</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>argstr</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
A string containing the filename followed by the
arguments to pass, excluding 0th arg (SystemTap v2.5+)
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>filename</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The path to the new executable
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>args</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The arguments to pass to the new executable, including
the 0th arg (SystemTap v2.5+)
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
Name of the system call (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">execve</span>”</span>) (SystemTap v2.5+)
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" title="Context"><a name="idp10785136"></a><h2>Context</h2><p>
The caller of exec.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" title="Description"><a name="idp10786368"></a><h2>Description</h2><p>
Fires whenever a process attempts to exec to a new program. Aliased
to the syscall.execve probe in SystemTap v2.5+.
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