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@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ Features
       Retrieves JSON data via cURL and parses it according to user
       configuration.
 
+    - curl_xml
+      Retrieves XML data via cURL and parses it according to user
+      configuration.
+
     - dbi
       Executes SQL statements on various databases and interprets the returned
       data.
@@ -143,6 +147,10 @@ Features
       Memory utilization: Memory occupied by running processes, page cache,
       buffer cache and free.
 
+    - modbus
+      Reads values from Modbus/TCP enabled devices. Supports reading values
+      from multiple "slaves" so gateway devices can be used.
+
     - multimeter
       Information provided by serial multimeters, such as the `Metex
       M-4650CR'.
@@ -217,6 +225,15 @@ Features
     - protocols
       Counts various aspects of network protocols such as IP, TCP, UDP, etc.
 
+    - python
+      The python plugin implements a Python interpreter into collectd. This
+      makes it possible to write plugins in Python which are executed by
+      collectd without the need to start a heavy interpreter every interval.
+      See collectd-python(5) for details.
+
+    - routeros
+      Query interface and wireless registration statistics from RouterOS.
+
     - rrdcached
       RRDtool caching daemon (RRDcacheD) statistics.
 
@@ -301,6 +318,10 @@ Features
       you can easily do weird stuff with the plugins we didn't dare think of
       ;) See collectd-perl(5).
 
+    - python
+      It's possible to implement write plugins in Python using the python
+      plugin. See collectd-python(5) for details.
+
     - rrdcached
       Output to round-robin-database (RRD) files using the RRDtool caching
       daemon (RRDcacheD) - see rrdcached(1). That daemon provides a general
@@ -333,6 +354,10 @@ Features
       Log messages are propagated to plugins written in Perl as well.
       See collectd-perl(5).
 
+    - python
+      It's possible to implement log plugins in Python using the python plugin.
+      See collectd-python(5) for details.
+
     - syslog
       Logs to the standard UNIX logging mechanism, syslog.
 
@@ -362,12 +387,19 @@ Features
       Notifications are propagated to plugins written in Perl as well.
       See collectd-perl(5).
 
+    - python
+      It's possible to implement notification plugins in Python using the
+      python plugin. See collectd-python(5) for details.
+
   * Value processing can be controlled using the "filter chain" infrastructure
     and "matches" and "targets". The following plugins are available:
 
     - match_empty_counter
       Match counter values which are currently zero.
 
+    - match_hashed
+      Match values using a hash function of the hostname.
+
     - match_regex
       Match values by their identifier based on regular expressions.
 
@@ -383,6 +415,9 @@ Features
     - target_replace
       Replace parts of an identifier using regular expressions.
 
+    - target_scale
+      Scale (multiply) values by an arbitrary value.
+
     - target_set
       Set (overwrite) entire parts of an identifier.
 
@@ -510,6 +545,10 @@ Prerequisites
     Used by the `memcachec' plugin to connect to a memcache daemon.
     <http://tangent.org/552/libmemcached.html>
 
+  * libmodbus (optional)
+    Used by the `modbus' plugin to communicate with Modbus/TCP devices.
+    <https://launchpad.net/libmodbus>
+
   * libmysqlclient (optional)
     Unsurprisingly used by the `mysql' plugin.
     <http://dev.mysql.com/>
@@ -552,6 +591,14 @@ Prerequisites
     The PostgreSQL C client library used by the `postgresql' plugin.
     <http://www.postgresql.org/>
 
+  * libpython (optional)
+    Used by the `python' plugin. Currently, only 2.3 ≦ Python < 3 is supported.
+    <http://www.python.org/>
+
+  * librouteros (optional)
+    Used by the `routeros' plugin to connect to a device running `RouterOS'.
+    <http://verplant.org/librouteros/>
+
   * librrd (optional)
     Used by the `rrdtool' and `rrdcached' plugins. The latter requires RRDtool
     client support which was added after version 1.3 of RRDtool. Versions 1.0,