---
name: "ctags-lang-systemtap"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "ctags"
version: "1:6.2.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ctags-lang-systemtap"
---

# ctags-lang-systemtap(7)

Random notes about tagging SystemTap source code with Universal Ctags

## Name

ctags-lang-systemtap - Random notes about tagging SystemTap source code with Universal Ctags

## SYNOPSIS

```
ctags ... --languages=+SystemTap ...
ctags ... --language-force=SystemTap ...
ctags ... --map-SystemTap=+.stp ...
```

## DESCRIPTION

This man page gathers random notes about tagging SystemTap scripts.

### Guests

The SystemTap parser runs CPreProcessor as a guest parser on the areas surrounded by *%{* and *%}*.

"input.stp"

```
%{
#define X 1
%}
```

"output.tags" with "--options=NONE -o - --sort=no --extras=+{guest} input.stp"

```
X       input.stp       /^#define X /;" d       file:
```

## VERSIONS

### Change since "0.0"

- •

  New role **attached** for **probe** kind

## SEE ALSO

[ctags(1)](/ctags/1.md), SystemTap Language Reference \<https://sourceware.org/systemtap/langref\> (\<https://sourceware.org/systemtap/langref/\>)