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authoreplanet <emeric.planet@gmail.com>2016-11-19 15:02:10 +0100
committerMichael Stapelberg <stapelberg@users.noreply.github.com>2016-11-19 06:02:10 -0800
commit6f7724ec6425944a09ba6bd14828d1e2fd5b3467 (patch)
tree1a5c00a720310ab65c09d15d13f2c77edbd2750e /man
parentb91e2a4b71911bf2767865580e519c93b26390e8 (diff)
Adding documentation for PR #179 (#182)
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@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ prefix_type. So, if you configure low_threshold to 2, threshold_type to
"gbytes_avail", and prefix_type to "binary", and the remaining available disk
space is below 2 GiB, it will be colored bad. If not specified, threshold_type
is assumed to be "percentage_avail" and low_threshold to be set to 0, which
-implies no coloring at all.
+implies no coloring at all. You can customize the output format when below
+low_threshold with format_below_threshold.
You can define a different format with the option "format_not_mounted"
which is used if the path does not exist or is not a mount point. Defaults to "".
@@ -261,6 +262,8 @@ which is used if the path does not exist or is not a mount point. Defaults to ""
*Example low_threshold*: +5+
+*Example format_below_threshold*: +Warning: %percentage_avail+
+
*Example threshold_type*: +percentage_free+
=== Run-watch
@@ -375,7 +378,9 @@ FULL) is used.
Gets the temperature of the given thermal zone. It is possible to
define a max_threshold that will color the temperature red in case the
-specified thermal zone is getting too hot. Defaults to 75 degrees C.
+specified thermal zone is getting too hot. Defaults to 75 degrees C. The
+output format when above max_threshold can be customized with
+format_above_threshold.
*Example order*: +cpu_temperature 0+
@@ -383,6 +388,8 @@ specified thermal zone is getting too hot. Defaults to 75 degrees C.
*Example max_threshold*: +42+
+*Example format_above_threshold*: +Warning T above threshold: %degrees °C+
+
*Example path*: +/sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/temp1_input+
=== CPU Usage
@@ -392,11 +399,15 @@ Gets the percentual CPU usage from +/proc/stat+ (Linux) or +sysctl(3)+
It is possible to define a max_threshold that will color the load
value red in case the CPU average over the last interval is getting
-higher than the configured threshold. Defaults to 95.
+higher than the configured threshold. Defaults to 95. The output
+format when above max_threshold can be customized with
+format_above_threshold.
It is possible to define a degraded_threshold that will color the load
value yellow in case the CPU average over the last interval is getting
-higher than the configured threshold. Defaults to 90.
+higher than the configured threshold. Defaults to 90. The ouput format
+when above degraded threshold can be customized with
+format_above_degraded_threshold.
*Example order*: +cpu_usage+
@@ -404,14 +415,20 @@ higher than the configured threshold. Defaults to 90.
*Example max_threshold*: +75+
+*Example format_above_threshold*: +Warning above threshold: %usage+
+
*Example degraded_threshold*: +25+
+*Example format_above_degraded_threshold*: +Warning above degraded threshold: %usage+
+
=== Load
Gets the system load (number of processes waiting for CPU time in the last
1, 5 and 15 minutes). It is possible to define a max_threshold that will
color the load value red in case the load average of the last minute is
-getting higher than the configured threshold. Defaults to 5.
+getting higher than the configured threshold. Defaults to 5. The output
+format when above max_threshold can be customized with
+format_above_threshold.
*Example order*: +load+
@@ -419,6 +436,8 @@ getting higher than the configured threshold. Defaults to 5.
*Example max_threshold*: +"0,1"+
+*Example format_above_threshold*: +Warning: %1min %5min %15min+
+
=== Time
Outputs the current time in the local timezone.