X-Git-Url: https://git.verplant.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fcollectd-exec.pod;h=0e4cd53af6d7dfeb9997b8971eb576b65b3f83d8;hb=6ca14739ed8cc76de14bd9ac4d549ba2c7c72a93;hp=10f9f618a2ef976f07222cf69e8edfc8d55727a6;hpb=79593ed5e0a3def8e91be5b1de15a536af2d4a92;p=collectd.git diff --git a/src/collectd-exec.pod b/src/collectd-exec.pod index 10f9f618..0e4cd53a 100644 --- a/src/collectd-exec.pod +++ b/src/collectd-exec.pod @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ collectd-exec - Documentation of collectd's C =head1 DESCRIPTION -The C forks of an executable either to receive values or to +The C forks off an executable either to receive values or to dispatch notifications to the outside world. The syntax of the configuration is explained in L but summarized in the above synopsis. @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ time and continuously write values to C. See L below for a description of the output format expected from these programs. -B If the executable only writes one value and then exits I will be +B If the executable only writes one value and then exits it will be executed every I seconds. If I is short (the default is 10 seconds) this may result in serious system load.