RRDCOLLECT(8) RRDcollect RRDCOLLECT(8)NAME
RRDcollect -- Round-Robin Database Collecting Daemon.
SYNOPSISrrdcollect [option]...
DESCRIPTION
The rrdcollect daemon is responsible for fetching statistical data from
various soures (listed in rrdcollect.conf), typically files under
/proc/ directory. It periodically reads them and searches for patterns
from configuration file. Values are then stored inside rrdtool's .rrd
files.
OPTIONS
RRDcollect follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options
starting with two dashes (`-').
General options
-c file
--config=file
Specifies which file should be read instead of default config file.
-n
--no-fork
Program will not fork. Very useful when testing or debugging.
-v
--verbose
Increase verbosity. This option also implies --no-fork, since you
probably don't want RRDcollect in daemon mode trashing your termi‐
nal.
RRD update options
-o file
--output=file
Specifies file to which rrdtool(1)-style commands should be writ‐
ten. If file you specify is `-' (hyphen), then commans are written
to standard output (this case implies --no-fork).
-p
--pipe
--pipe=program
When this option is used, RRDcollect will open pipe to rrdtool(1)
program and send it update commands. If you don't give program,
the compiled-in default is assumed (either `rrdtool - >/dev/null'
or full path to rrdtool(1) binary). The program option can be
specified as a full path or just a command name, in the latter case
the program should reside on PATH.
If no RRD update option is given, RRDcollect uses internal librrd rou‐
tines (the preferred mode of operation). If RRDcollect is not compiled
with librrd, then it will fall back to pipe-mode.
Help and information
-V
--version
Display RRDcollect's version, compile-time options and license.
-h
--help
Show summary of options.
--usage
Show short usage information.
FILES
/etc/rrdcollect/rrdcollect.conf
SEE ALSOrrdcollect.conf(5), rrdtool(1), pcre(3)BUGS
Hopefully not many...
AUTHOR
Dawid Kuroczko <qnex@knm.org.pl>
Artur R. Czechowski <arturcz@hell.pl>
2 September 2002 RRDcollect 0.2.10 RRDCOLLECT(8)
