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| Initial release | 2005 |
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| Stable release | 5.1
/ April 26, 2024 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C, C++ |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Tracing programming language |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | sourceware |
In computing, SystemTap (stap) is a scripting language and tool for dynamically instrumenting running production Linux-based operating systems. System administrators can use SystemTap to extract, filter and summarize data in order to enable diagnosis of complex performance or functional problems.
SystemTap consists of free and open-source software and includes contributions from Red Hat, IBM, Intel, Hitachi, Oracle, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other community members.[1]