X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fcollectd-unixsock.pod;h=db7000a1d791c742e47c195369653fc86c60b2e4;hb=5ebc182261321f0781f38d8645bfc7c74353434c;hp=c572df19f47de88fcdbcfc53fb852f0b5c36e3f7;hpb=c1219a1c9db2e8400e2ee94b87f86ccd441485d5;p=collectd.git

diff --git a/src/collectd-unixsock.pod b/src/collectd-unixsock.pod
index c572df19..db7000a1 100644
--- a/src/collectd-unixsock.pod
+++ b/src/collectd-unixsock.pod
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Example:
 =item B<PUTVAL> I<Identifier> [I<OptionList>] I<Valuelist>
 
 Submits one or more values (identified by I<Identifier>, see below) to the
-daemon which will dispatch it to all it's write-plugins.
+daemon which will dispatch it to all its write-plugins.
 
 An I<Identifier> is of the form
 C<I<host>B</>I<plugin>B<->I<instance>B</>I<type>B<->I<instance>> with both
@@ -177,11 +177,24 @@ table. All the options are optional, but B<plugin_instance> without B<plugin>
 or B<type_instance> without B<type> doesn't make much sense and should be
 avoided.
 
-Please note that this is the same format as used in the B<exec plugin>, see
-L<collectd-exec(5)>.
+=item B<type:key=>I<value>
+
+Sets user defined meta information. The B<type> key is a single character
+defining the type of the meta information.
+
+The current supported types are:
+
+=over 8
+
+=item B<s> A string passed as-is.
 
 =back
 
+=back
+
+Please note that this is the same format as used in the B<exec plugin>, see
+L<collectd-exec(5)>.
+
 Example:
   -> | PUTNOTIF type=temperature severity=warning time=1201094702 message=The roof is on fire!
   <- | 0 Success
@@ -243,6 +256,6 @@ L<unix(7)>
 
 =head1 AUTHOR
 
-Florian Forster E<lt>octo@verplant.orgE<gt>
+Florian Forster E<lt>octo@collectd.orgE<gt>
 
 =cut