X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fcollectd-python.pod;h=e0851d90c66204cf64883ba731d7ddcca6c8c0e1;hb=92f3b751cce6466fc23175e75fe3b8a3b8f23cff;hp=4647a1148dc4971abd3f007b80ee3a6169e4abaf;hpb=0941c911d7d156f5ce0797460b357dc10f2e6930;p=collectd.git diff --git a/src/collectd-python.pod b/src/collectd-python.pod index 4647a114..e0851d90 100644 --- a/src/collectd-python.pod +++ b/src/collectd-python.pod @@ -94,11 +94,12 @@ way of entering your commands. The daemonized collectd won't do that. =item * -B<2.> collectd will block I. Pressing I will usually cause +B<2.> Python will be handling I. Pressing I will usually cause collectd to shut down. This would be problematic in an interactive session, -therefore this signal will be blocked. You can still use it to interrupt -syscalls like sleep and pause but it won't generate a I -exception either. +therefore Python will be handling it in interactive sessions. This allows you +to use I to interrupt Python code without killing collectd. This also +means you can catch I exceptions which does not work during +normal operation. To quit collectd send I (press I at the beginning of a new line).