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
or B<type_instance> without B<type> doesn't make much sense and should be
avoided.
-Please note that this is the same format as used in the B<exec plugin>, see
-L<collectd-exec(5)>.
+=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
+
+Please note that this is the same format as used in the B<exec plugin>, see
+L<collectd-exec(5)>.
+
Example:
-> | PUTNOTIF type=temperature severity=warning time=1201094702 message=The roof is on fire!
<- | 0 Success