src/plugin.c: Report an error if ctx.interval is not set.

[collectd.git] / src / collectd.conf.pod

diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index b0f8dfe..b9a1e02 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ By default, this is disabled. As a special exception, if the plugin name is
 either C<perl> or C<python>, the default is changed to enabled in order to keep
 the average user from ever having to deal with this low level linking stuff.
 
+=item B<Interval> I<Seconds>
+
+Sets a plugin-specific interval for collecting metrics. This overrides the
+global B<Interval> setting. If a plugin provides own support for specifying an
+interval, that setting will take precedence.
+
 =back
 
 =item B<Include> I<Path>
@@ -823,7 +829,7 @@ The B<curl_xml plugin> uses B<libcurl> (L<http://curl.haxx.se/>) and B<libxml2>
  </Plugin>
 
 In the B<Plugin> block, there may be one or more B<URL> blocks, each defining a
-URL to be fetched via HTTP (using libcurl). Within each B<URL> block there are
+URL to be fetched using libcurl. Within each B<URL> block there are
 options which specify the connection parameters, for example authentication
 information, and one or more B<XPath> blocks.