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/usr/bin/collectdctl

The system statistics collection daemon.

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

/usr/bin/collectdctl: invalid option -- '-'
Usage: /usr/bin/collectdctl [options] <command> [cmd options]

Available options:
  -s       Path to collectd's UNIX socket.
           Default: /var/run/collectd-unixsock

  -h       Display this help and exit.

Available commands:

 * getval <identifier>
 * flush [timeout=<seconds>] [plugin=<name>] [identifier=<id>]
 * listval
 * putval <identifier> [interval=<seconds>] <value-list(s)>

Identifiers:

An identifier has the following format:

  [<hostname>/]<plugin>[-<plugin_instance>]/<type>[-<type_instance>]

Hostname defaults to the local hostname if omitted (e.g., uptime/uptime).
No error is returned if the specified identifier does not exist.

collectd 5.12.0.4.g18d2715, http://collectd.org/
by Florian octo Forster <octo@collectd.org>
for contributions see `AUTHORS'
Options (2)
OptionDescriptionSource
-s socketPath to the UNIX socket opened by collectd's "unixsock plugin".help + man
-hDisplay usage information and exit.help + man

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