tail plugin: Implement the "GaugePersist" type.

[collectd.git] / src / collectd.conf.pod

diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index 761351e..dff0e37 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -7144,6 +7144,13 @@ Use the greatest number only.
 
 Use the last number found.
 
+=item B<GaugePersist>
+
+Use the last number found. The number if not reset at the end of an interval.
+It is continously reported until another number if matched. This is intended
+for cases in which only state changes are reported, for example a thermometer
+that only reports the temperature when it changes.
+
 =item B<CounterSet>
 
 =item B<DeriveSet>