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torrus_nodeid

TORRUS_NODEID(8)						      torrus							  TORRUS_NODEID(8)

NAME

       nodeid - Torrus utility

SYNOPSIS

       torrus nodeid --tree=TREENAME --cmd=CMD options...

DESCRIPTION

       This command provides a way to integrate Torrus with external OSS systems.  It operates with nodeid, a unique identifier for Torrus
       datasource subtrees and leaves.

       The command prints the data on the standard output in JSON data format.

OPTIONS

       --tree=TREE
	   [Mandatory] Defines the datasouerce tree.

       --cmd=CMD
	   [Mandatory] Defines the action command. The following commands are supported:

	   o	   info

		   Prints information about the nodeid. Requires --nodeid.

	   o	   search

		   Performs a prefix or substring search on node IDs and prints the results.  Requires --prefix or --substring.

	   o	   render

		   Renders a specified datasource node and prints the resulting MIME type and the file name. Requires --nodeid and --view.
		   Optional --out defines a file name to copy the output to.

       --nodeid=NODEID
	   Specifies the Node ID string for the commands info and render.

       --details
	   Toggles verbose output for the commands info and search.

       --prefix=STR
	   Specifies the prefix search string for the command search.

       --substring=STR
	   Specifies the search substring for the command search.

       --view=VIEW
	   Specifies the view name for the command render. The following views are defined by standard Torrus XML files and render a PNG graph:
	   "short", "last24h-small", "last24h", "lastweek", "lastmonth", "lastyear". The following views are printing the datasource value in a
	   text format: "rrd-print-daily", "rrd-print-last".

       --out=FILE
	   If defined, instructs the utility to copy the rendered data into a specified file. Otherwise the file is created in the standard
	   renderer's cache directory.

       --help
	   Displays a help message.

SEE ALSO

       torrus(8)

NOTES

       See more documentation at Torrus home page: http://torrus.org

AUTHOR

       Stanislav Sinyagin <ssinyagin@yahoo.com>

torrus 2.03							    2013-07-26							  TORRUS_NODEID(8)

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