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<title>References</title>
<remark>display links to other useful, more advanced systemtap docs - http://sourceware.org/systemtap/documentation.html, http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/HomePage</remark>
<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.
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<term>SystemTap Wiki</term>
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<para>
The <citetitle>SystemTap Wiki</citetitle> is a collection of links and articles related to the
deployment, usage, and development of SystemTap. You can find it in
<ulink url=" http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/HomePage"/>.
</para>
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<term>SystemTap Tutorial</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Much of the content in this book comes from the <citetitle>SystemTap Tutorial</citetitle>.
The <citetitle>SystemTap Tutorial</citetitle> is a more appropriate reference for
users with intermediate to advanced knowledge of C++ and kernel development, and can be found at
<ulink url="http://sourceware.org/systemtap/tutorial/"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>man stapprobes</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The <filename>stapprobes</filename> 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
<filename>stapprobes.scsi</filename>, <filename>stapprobes.kprocess</filename>,
<filename>stapprobes.signal</filename>, etc.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>man stapfuncs</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The <filename>stapfuncs</filename> 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 <emphasis>all</emphasis> supported functions; there are more undocumented
functions available.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SystemTap Language Reference</term>
<listitem>
<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 <citetitle>SystemTap Language Reference</citetitle> is available to all
users at <ulink url="http://sourceware.org/systemtap/langref/"/>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Tapset Developers Guide</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Once you have sufficient proficiency in writing SystemTap scripts, you can then try your hand out
on writing your own tapsets. The <citetitle>Tapset Developers Guide</citetitle> describes how to
add functions to your tapset library.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Test Suite</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The <filename>systemtap-testsuite</filename> 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
<xref linkend="useful-systemtap-scripts"/>.
</para>
<para>
By default, the example scripts included in <filename>systemtap-testsuite</filename> are located
in <filename>/usr/share/systemtap/testsuite/systemtap.examples</filename>.
</para>
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