RRDCOLLECT(8)							    RRDcollect							     RRDCOLLECT(8)

NAME

       RRDcollect  --  Round-Robin Database Collecting Daemon.

SYNOPSIS

       rrdcollect [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 written.  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 routines (the preferred mode of operation).  If RRDcollect is not com-
       piled 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.conf

SEE ALSO

       rrdcollect.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)