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collectd Command Examples

by Deepika

The collectd command is a utility in Linux that is used to start, stop, or restart the collectd daemon, which is a system performance monitoring daemon. Collectd gathers performance data from various sources, including the operating system, applications, and hardware devices, and stores the data in a variety of formats for later analysis.

To start the collectd daemon, use the following command:

# collectd

This will start the collectd daemon and begin gathering performance data.

collectd Command Examples

1. Show usage help, including the program version:

# collectd -h

2. Test the configuration file and then exit:

# collectd -t

3. Test plugin data collection functionality and then exit:

# collectd -T

4. Start collectd:

# collectd

5. Specify a custom configuration file location:

# collectd -C path/to/file

6. Specify a custom PID file location:

# collectd -P path/to/file

7. Don’t fork into the background:

# collectd -f

Filed Under: Linux

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