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Merge pull request #1454 from rubenk/libi2c-dev-mark-as-linux-only
[collectd.git]
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src
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collectd-exec.pod
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src/collectd-exec.pod
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src/collectd-exec.pod
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-17,7
+17,7
@@
collectd-exec - Documentation of collectd's C<exec plugin>
=head1 DESCRIPTION
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-The C<exec plugin> forks of an executable either to receive values or to
+The C<exec plugin> forks of
f
an executable either to receive values or to
dispatch notifications to the outside world. The syntax of the configuration is
explained in L<collectd.conf(5)> but summarized in the above synopsis.
dispatch notifications to the outside world. The syntax of the configuration is
explained in L<collectd.conf(5)> but summarized in the above synopsis.
@@
-42,7
+42,7
@@
time and continuously write values to C<STDOUT>.
See L<EXEC DATA FORMAT> below for a description of the output format expected
from these programs.
See L<EXEC DATA FORMAT> below for a description of the output format expected
from these programs.
-B<Warning:> If the executable only writes one value and then exits
I
will be
+B<Warning:> If the executable only writes one value and then exits
it
will be
executed every I<Interval> seconds. If I<Interval> is short (the default is 10
seconds) this may result in serious system load.
executed every I<Interval> seconds. If I<Interval> is short (the default is 10
seconds) this may result in serious system load.
@@
-169,6
+169,19
@@
table. All the options are optional, but B<plugin_instance> without B<plugin>
or B<type_instance> without B<type> doesn't make much sense and should be
avoided.
or B<type_instance> without B<type> doesn't make much sense and should be
avoided.
+=item B<type:key=>I<value>
+
+Sets user defined meta information. The B<type> key is a single character
+defining the type of the meta information.
+
+The current supported types are:
+
+=over 8
+
+=item B<s> A string passed as-is.
+
+=back
+
=back
=back
=back
=back
@@
-293,6
+306,6
@@
L<fork(2)>, L<exec(3)>
=head1 AUTHOR
=head1 AUTHOR
-Florian Forster E<lt>octo@
verplant
.orgE<gt>
+Florian Forster E<lt>octo@
collectd
.orgE<gt>
=cut
=cut