X-Git-Url: https://git.verplant.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=src%2Fcollectd-unixsock.pod;h=971cb36dc0a138a9c826d5148178714e57078b91;hb=61011a9d336d85890eac845c5af23a8046e74c10;hp=7aa7ac7ce72150ac6bb465889948049097d7549f;hpb=90287c6d240a168fca8d01f8330e2e2263e1f0a4;p=collectd.git diff --git a/src/collectd-unixsock.pod b/src/collectd-unixsock.pod index 7aa7ac7c..971cb36d 100644 --- a/src/collectd-unixsock.pod +++ b/src/collectd-unixsock.pod @@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ plugin within collectd. I identifies the type and number of values (i.Ee. data-set) passed to collectd. A large list of predefined data-sets is available in the B file. -The I is an optional list of I, where each option if a +The I is an optional list of I, where each option is a key-value-pair. A list of currently understood options can be found below, all other options will be ignored. I is a colon-separated list of the time and the values, each either -an integer if the data-source is a counter, of a double if the data-source if +an integer if the data-source is a counter, or a double if the data-source is of type "gauge". You can submit an undefined gauge-value by using B. When submitting B to a counter the behavior is undefined. The time is given as epoch (i.Ee. standard UNIX time). @@ -216,10 +216,12 @@ some examples: =head1 ABSTRACTION LAYER -Shipped with the sourcecode comes the Perl-Module L which +B ships the Perl-Module L which provides an abstraction layer over the actual socket connection. It can be -found in the directory F. If you want to use Perl to -communicate with the daemon, you're encouraged to use and expand this module. +found in the directory F in the source distribution or +(usually) somewhere near F if you're using a package. If +you want to use Perl to communicate with the daemon, you're encouraged to use +and expand this module. =head1 SEE ALSO