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| − | | Status=supported | + | | Callbacks={{Callback|config}}, {{Callback|init}}, {{Callback|read}} |
| − | | FirstVersion=4.5 | + | | Status={{supported}} |
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| Copyright=''2008'' Alessandro Iurlano<br />''2008'' Florian octo Forster | | Copyright=''2008'' Alessandro Iurlano<br />''2008'' Florian octo Forster | ||
| License={{GPLv2}} | | License={{GPLv2}} | ||
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| + | The '''FileCount plugin''' does something very simple: Count the number of files in a directory and all its subdirectories. This can be used for a variety of statistics, for example the queue length of an MTA, the number of PHP sessions of a web server or simply the number of files in your home directory. | ||
| + | In addition to the number of files, the plugin also collects the total size of all files. Think: ''du(1)''. | ||
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| + | In come cases collecting all files in a directory is not desired. For instance, the session files of the [http://search.cpan.org/~markstos/CGI-Session/lib/CGI/Session.pm CGI::Session] Perl module reside in <em>/tmp</em>. But counting all files in <em>/tmp</em> doesn't tell you anything about the number of sessions. For this reason the plugin also allows you to specify which files to count. Files can be selected by: | ||
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| + | * Name (shell wildcards) | ||
| + | * Size | ||
| + | * Modification time | ||
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| + | {{Generic Plugin|filecount}} | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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[[Category:Plugins]] | [[Category:Plugins]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:30, 28 November 2012
| FileCount plugin | |
|---|---|
| Type: | read |
| Callbacks: | config, init, read |
| Status: | supported |
| First version: | 4.5 |
| Copyright: | 2008 Alessandro Iurlano 2008 Florian octo Forster |
| License: | GPLv2 |
| Manpage: | collectd.conf(5) |
| List of Plugins | |
The FileCount plugin does something very simple: Count the number of files in a directory and all its subdirectories. This can be used for a variety of statistics, for example the queue length of an MTA, the number of PHP sessions of a web server or simply the number of files in your home directory.
In addition to the number of files, the plugin also collects the total size of all files. Think: du(1).
In come cases collecting all files in a directory is not desired. For instance, the session files of the CGI::Session Perl module reside in /tmp. But counting all files in /tmp doesn't tell you anything about the number of sessions. For this reason the plugin also allows you to specify which files to count. Files can be selected by:
- Name (shell wildcards)
- Size
- Modification time
This plugin is a generic plugin, i.e. it cannot work without configuration, because there is no reasonable default behavior. Please read the Plugin filecount section of the collectd.conf(5) manual page for an in-depth description of the plugin's configuration.
Synopsis
<Plugin "filecount">
<Directory "/var/qmail/queue/mess">
Instance "qmail-message"
</Directory>
<Directory "/var/qmail/queue/todo">
Instance "qmail-todo"
</Directory>
<Directory "/var/lib/php5">
Instance "php5-sessions"
Name "sess_*"
</Directory>
</Plugin>
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Dependencies
- None
