fix wording regarding min/max setting

[rrdtool.git] / doc / rrdcreate.pod

diff --git a/doc/rrdcreate.pod b/doc/rrdcreate.pod
index abb42fc..3858542 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/rrdcreate.pod
+++ b/doc/rrdcreate.pod
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ rrdcreate - Set up a new Round Robin Database
 B<rrdtool> B<create> I<filename>
 S<[B<--start>|B<-b> I<start time>]>
 S<[B<--step>|B<-s> I<step>]>
 B<rrdtool> B<create> I<filename>
 S<[B<--start>|B<-b> I<start time>]>
 S<[B<--step>|B<-s> I<step>]>

+S<[B<--no-overwrite>]>
+S<[B<--daemon> I<address>]>

 S<[B<DS:>I<ds-name>B<:>I<DST>B<:>I<dst arguments>]>
 S<[B<RRA:>I<CF>B<:>I<cf arguments>]>
 
 S<[B<DS:>I<ds-name>B<:>I<DST>B<:>I<dst arguments>]>
 S<[B<RRA:>I<CF>B<:>I<cf arguments>]>
 


@@ -36,6 +38,17 @@ I<rrdfetch> documentation for other ways to specify time.
 Specifies the base interval in seconds with which data will be fed
 into the B<RRD>.
 
 Specifies the base interval in seconds with which data will be fed
 into the B<RRD>.
 

+=head2 B<--no-overwrite>
+
+Do not clobber an existing file of the same name.
+
+=item B<--daemon> I<address>
+
+Address of the L<rrdcached> daemon.  For a list of accepted formats, see 
+the B<-l> option in the L<rrdcached> manual.
+
+ rrdtool create --daemon unix:/var/run/rrdcached.sock /var/lib/rrd/foo.rrd I<other options>
+

 =head2 B<DS:>I<ds-name>B<:>I<DST>B<:>I<dst arguments>
 
 A single B<RRD> can accept input from several data sources (B<DS>),
 =head2 B<DS:>I<ds-name>B<:>I<DST>B<:>I<dst arguments>
 
 A single B<RRD> can accept input from several data sources (B<DS>),


@@ -132,7 +145,7 @@ between two updates of this data source before the value of the
 data source is assumed to be I<*UNKNOWN*>.
 
 I<min> and I<max> define the expected range values for data supplied by a
 data source is assumed to be I<*UNKNOWN*>.
 
 I<min> and I<max> define the expected range values for data supplied by a

-data source. If I<min> and/or I<max> any value outside the defined range
+data source. If I<min> and/or I<max> are specified any value outside the defined range

 will be regarded as I<*UNKNOWN*>. If you do not know or care about min and
 max, set them to U for unknown. Note that min and max always refer to the
 processed values of the DS. For a traffic-B<COUNTER> type DS this would be
 will be regarded as I<*UNKNOWN*>. If you do not know or care about min and
 max, set them to U for unknown. Note that min and max always refer to the
 processed values of the DS. For a traffic-B<COUNTER> type DS this would be


@@ -408,7 +421,7 @@ an average rate for that PDP. If the total "unknown" time accounts for
 more than B<half> the "step", the entire PDP is marked
 as "unknown". This means that a mixture of known and "unknown" sample
 times in a single PDP "step" may or may not add up to enough "known"
 more than B<half> the "step", the entire PDP is marked
 as "unknown". This means that a mixture of known and "unknown" sample
 times in a single PDP "step" may or may not add up to enough "known"

-time to warrent for a known PDP.
+time to warrant a known PDP.

 
 The "heartbeat" can be short (unusual) or long (typical) relative to
 the "step" interval between PDPs. A short "heartbeat" means you
 
 The "heartbeat" can be short (unusual) or long (typical) relative to
 the "step" interval between PDPs. A short "heartbeat" means you


@@ -477,7 +490,7 @@ together with the time.
 =item Mail Messages
 
 Assume you have a method to count the number of messages transported by
 =item Mail Messages
 
 Assume you have a method to count the number of messages transported by

-your mailserver in a certain amount of time, giving you data like '5
+your mail server in a certain amount of time, giving you data like '5

 messages in the last 65 seconds'. If you look at the count of 5 like an
 B<ABSOLUTE> data type you can simply update the RRD with the number 5 and the
 end time of your monitoring period. RRDtool will then record the number of
 messages in the last 65 seconds'. If you look at the count of 5 like an
 B<ABSOLUTE> data type you can simply update the RRD with the number 5 and the
 end time of your monitoring period. RRDtool will then record the number of