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/usr/bin/collectd-tg

The system statistics collection daemon.

From collectd 5.12.0-r56 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running collectd-tg --help (exit 1). permalink

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collectd-tg -- collectd traffic generator

  Usage: collectd-ng [OPTION]

  Valid options:
    -n <number>    Number of value lists. (Default: 100000)
    -H <number>    Number of hosts to emulate. (Default: 1000)
    -p <number>    Number of plugins to emulate. (Default: 20)
    -i <seconds>   Interval of each value in seconds. (Default: 10.000)
    -d <dest>      Destination address of the network packets.
                   (Default: ff18::efc0:4a42)
    -D <port>      Destination port of the network packets.
                   (Default: 25826)
    -h             Print usage information (this output).

Copyright (C) 2010-2012  Florian Forster
Licensed under the MIT license.
Options (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
-n numberSets the number of unique value lists (VL) to generate.help + man
-H numberSets the number of unique hosts to simulate.help + man
-p numberSets the number of unique plugins to simulate.help + man
-i secondsSets the interval in which each value list is dispatched.help + man
-d destSets the destination to which to send the generated network traffic.help + man
-D portSets the destination port or service to which to send the generated network traffic.help + man
-hPrint usage information (this output).help + man

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