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/opt/datadog-agent/embedded/bin/system-probe

Collect events and metrics from your hosts that send data to Datadog.

From datadog-agent-7.72 7.72.4-r34 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running system-probe --help (exit 0). permalink

The Datadog Agent System Probe runs as superuser in order to instrument
your machine at a deeper level. It is required for features such as Network Performance Monitoring,
Runtime Security Monitoring, Universal Service Monitoring, and others.

Usage:
  /opt/datadog-agent/embedded/bin/system-probe [command]

Available Commands:
  completion     Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
  config         Print the runtime configuration of a running agent
  debug          Print the runtime state of a running system-probe
  help           Help about any command
  module-restart Restart a given system-probe module
  run            Run the System Probe
  runtime        Runtime Security Agent (CWS) utility commands
  version        Print the version info

Flags:
  -c, --config string   path to directory containing system-probe.yaml
  -h, --help            help for /opt/datadog-agent/embedded/bin/system-probe
  -n, --no-color        disable color output

Use "/opt/datadog-agent/embedded/bin/system-probe [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Options (3)
OptionDescriptionSource
-c, --config stringpath to directory containing system-probe.yamlhelp
-h, --helphelp for /opt/datadog-agent/embedded/bin/system-probehelp
-n, --no-colordisable color outputhelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.