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GMETRIC(1)                       User Commands                      GMETRIC(1)


NAME

       gmetric - manual page for Ganglia Custom Metric Utility


SYNOPSIS

       gmetric [OPTIONS]...


DESCRIPTION

       The Ganglia Metric Client (gmetric) announces a metric on the list of
       defined send channels defined in a configuration file

       -h, --help
              Print help and exit

       -V, --version
              Print version and exit

       -c, --conf=STRING
              The configuration file to use for finding send channels
              (default=`/etc/ganglia/gmond.conf')

       -n, --name=STRING
              Name of the metric

       -v, --value=STRING
              Value of the metric

       -t, --type=STRING
              Either string|int8|uint8|int16|uint16|int32|uint32|float|double

       -u, --units=STRING
              Unit of measure for the value e.g. Kilobytes, Celcius
              (default=`')

       -s, --slope=STRING
              Either zero|positive|negative|both  (default=`both')

       -x, --tmax=INT
              The maximum time in seconds between gmetric calls (default=`60')

       -d, --dmax=INT
              The lifetime in seconds of this metric  (default=`0')

       -g, --group=STRING
              Group of the metric

       -D, --desc=STRING
              Description of the metric

       -T, --title=STRING
              Title of the metric

       -S, --spoof=STRING
              IP address and name of host/device (colon separated) we are
              spoofing  (default=`')

       -H, --heartbeat
              spoof a heartbeat message (use with spoof option)


AUTHOR

       Matt Massie <massie@cs.berkeley.edu>


REPORTING BUGS

       Report all bugs to the Ganglia Bugzilla Page at

         http://bugzilla.ganglia.info/cgi-bin/bugzilla/index.cgi


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 by The Regents of the
       University of California.  All rights reserved.

       Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
       documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without written
       agreement is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice
       and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies of this software.

       IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY
       FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
       ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF
       THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
       SUCH DAMAGE.

       THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES,
       INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
       MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE SOFTWARE
       PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
       CALIFORNIA HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES,
       ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.

gmetric                           March 2008                        GMETRIC(1)

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