X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?p=rrdtool.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Frrdgraph-old.pod;h=f35e0cd4f6d6bd0876d2eb5161b0ae1efb4700d8;hp=8e8038e98c1b56e1253d73907fd3a8b629fc1678;hb=342b22c3e74a10d7049285c2cea7383676bcfc95;hpb=b7c278771851b0dfad0daf1c817fbc93316ef96e diff --git a/doc/rrdgraph-old.pod b/doc/rrdgraph-old.pod index 8e8038e..f35e0cd 100644 --- a/doc/rrdgraph-old.pod +++ b/doc/rrdgraph-old.pod @@ -2,32 +2,32 @@ rrdtool graph - Create a graph based on data from one or several RRD -=for html
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=head1 SYNOPSIS -B B I -S<[B<-s>|B<--start> I]> +B B I +S<[B<-s>|B<--start> I]> S<[B<-e>|B<--end> I]> S<[B<-x>|B<--x-grid> I]> S<[B<-y>|B<--y-grid> I]> -S<[B<--alt-y-grid>]> -S<[B<--alt-autoscale>]> -S<[B<--alt-autoscale-max>]> -S<[B<--units-exponent>]> I]> +S<[B<-Y>|B<--alt-y-grid>]> +S<[B<-A>|B<--alt-autoscale>]> +S<[B<-M>|B<--alt-autoscale-max>]> +S<[B<-X>|B<--units-exponent>]> I]> S<[B<-v>|B<--vertical-label> I]> S<[B<-w>|B<--width> I]> -S<[B<-h>|B<--height> I]> -S<[B<-i>|B<--interlaced>]> -S<[B<-f>|B<--imginfo> I]> -S<[B<-a>|B<--imgformat> B|B]> -S<[B<-z>|B<--lazy>]> +S<[B<-h>|B<--height> I]> +S<[B<-i>|B<--interlaced>]> +S<[B<-f>|B<--imginfo> I]> +S<[B<-a>|B<--imgformat> B|B]> +S<[B<-z>|B<--lazy>]> S<[B<-o>|B<--logarithmic>]> -S<[B<-u>|B<--upper-limit> I]> +S<[B<-u>|B<--upper-limit> I]> S<[B<-l>|B<--lower-limit> I]> S<[B<-g>|B<--no-legend>]> S<[B<-r>|B<--rigid>]> -S<[B<--step> I]> +S<[B<-S>|B<--step> I]> S<[B<-b>|B<--base> I]> S<[B<-c>|B<--color> IB<#>I]> S<[B<-t>|B<--title> I]> @@ -51,17 +51,14 @@ from generating graphs, it can also extract numerical reports. =over -=item I +=item I -The name of the graph to generate. Since B outputs -GIFs and PNGs, it's recommended that the filename end in either -F<.gif> or F<.png>. B does not enforce this, however. +The name of the graph to generate. Since B outputs +SVGs and PNGs, it's recommended that the filename end in either +F<.svg> or F<.png>. B does not enforce this, however. If the I is set to '-' the image file will be written to standard out. All other output will get suppressed. -PNG output is recommended, since it takes up to 40% less disk space -and 20-30% less time to generate than a GIF file. - If no graph functions are called, the graph will not be created. =item B<-s>|B<--start> I (default end-1day) @@ -127,16 +124,16 @@ If you want no y-grid at all set specify the magic word B. Place Y grid dynamically based on graph Y range. Algorithm ensures that you always have grid, that there are enough but not too many -grid lines and the grid is metric. That is grid lines are placed +grid lines and the grid is metric. That is grid lines are placed every 1, 2, 5 or 10 units. (contributed by Sasha Mikheev) =item B<--alt-autoscale> -Compute Y range based on function absolute minimum and -maximum values. Default algorithm uses predefined set of ranges. +Compute Y range based on function absolute minimum and +maximum values. Default algorithm uses predefined set of ranges. This is good in many cases but it fails miserably when you need -to graph something like 260 + 0.001 * sin(x). Default algorithm +to graph something like 260 + 0.001 * sin(x). Default algorithm will use Y range from 250 to 300 and on the graph you will see almost straight line. With --alt-autoscale Y range will be from slightly less the 260 - 0.001 to slightly more then 260 + 0.001 @@ -145,7 +142,7 @@ and periodic behavior will be seen. (contributed by Sasha Mikheev) =item B<--alt-autoscale-max> Where --alt-autoscale will modify both the absolute maximum AND minimum -values, this option will only affect the maximum value. The minimum +values, this option will only affect the maximum value. The minimum value, if not defined on the command line, will be 0. This option can be useful when graphing router traffic when the WAN line uses compression, and thus the throughput may be higher than the WAN line speed. @@ -170,20 +167,20 @@ specify the units used. =item B<-w>|B<--width> I (default 400 pixel) Width of the drawing area within the graph. This affects the size of the -gif. +image. =item B<-h>|B<--height> I (default 100 pixel) Width of the drawing area within the graph. This affects the size of the -gif. +image. =item B<-i>|B<--interlaced> (default: false) -If you set this option, then the resulting GIF will be interlaced. +If you set this option, then the resulting image will be interlaced. Most web browsers display these incrementally as they load. If -you do not use this option, the GIFs default to being progressive +you do not use this option, the image defaults to being progressive scanned. The only effect of this option is to control the format -of the GIF on disk. It makes no changes to the layout or contents +of the image on disk. It makes no changes to the layout or contents of the graph. =item B<-f>|B<--imginfo> I @@ -197,20 +194,20 @@ would look like this: --imginfo 'Demo' -=item B<-a>|B<--imgformat> B|B (default: GIF) +=item B<-a>|B<--imgformat> B|B (default: PNG) -Allows you to produce PNG output from rrdtool. +Allows you to produce PNG output from RRDtool. =item B<-z>|B<--lazy> (default: false) -Only generate the graph, if the current gif is out of date or not +Only generate the graph, if the current image is out of date or not existent. =item B<-u>|B<--upper-limit> I (default autoconfigure) Defines the value normally located at the upper border of the graph. If the graph contains higher values, the upper border will -move upwards to accomodate these values as well. +move upward to accommodate these values as well. If you want to define an upper-limit which will not move in any event you have to set the B<--rigid> option as well. @@ -256,11 +253,11 @@ Define a title to be written into the graph =item B<--step> I (default automatic) -By default rrdgraph calculates the width of one pixle in the time domain and +By default rrdgraph calculates the width of one pixel in the time domain and tries to get data at that resolution from the RRD. With this switch you can override this behaviour. If you want rrdgraph to get data at 1 hour resolution from the RRD, then you can set the step to 3600 seconds. Note, -that a step smaller than 1 pixle will be silently ignored. +that a step smaller than 1 pixel will be silently ignored. =item BIB<=>IB<:>IB<:>I @@ -277,11 +274,11 @@ consolidated according to the consolidation function (I) chosen. Create a new virtual data source by evaluating a mathematical expression, specified in Reverse Polish Notation (RPN). If you have ever used a traditional -HP calculator you already know RPN. The idea behind RPN notation is, +HP calculator you already know RPN. The idea behind RPN notation is, that you have a stack and push your data onto this stack. When ever you execute an operation, it takes as many data values from the stack as needed. The pushing of data is implicit, so when ever you specify a number -or a variable, it gets pushed automatically. +or a variable, it gets pushed automatically. If this is all a big load of incomprehensible words for you, maybe an example helps (a more complete explanation is given in [1]): The @@ -297,13 +294,13 @@ expression. The I in the B function takes both, constant values as well as I variables. The following operators can be used on these -values: +values: =over =item +, -, *, /, % -pops two values from the stack applies the selected operator and pushes +pops two values from the stack applies the selected operator and pushes the result back onto the stack. The % operator stands for the modulo operation. @@ -363,6 +360,13 @@ Push I<*UNKNOWN*> if its at the first value of a data set or otherwise the value of this CDEF at the previous time step. This allows you to perform calculations across the data. +=item COUNT + +Pushes the number 1 if it is at the first value of the data set, the +number 2 if it is at the second, and so on. This special value, allows +you to make calculations based on the position of the value within +the data set. + =item INF, NEGINF Push a positive or negative infinite (oo) value onto the stack. When @@ -387,7 +391,7 @@ offset would be 2*3600 seconds, as Zurich at that time of year is 2 hours ahead of UTC. Note that the timezone offset is always calculated for the time the -current sample was taken at. It has nuthing todo with the time you are +current sample was taken at. It has nothing to do with the time you are doing the calculation. =back @@ -402,7 +406,7 @@ message but not a I fourtytwo that's always equal to 42. Calculate the chosen consolidation function I over the data-source variable I and C the result to stdout using I. -In the I string there should be a '%lf' or '%le' marker in the +In the I string there should be a '%lf', '%le' or'%lg' marker in the place where the number should be printed. If an additional '%s' is found AFTER the marker, the value will be scaled @@ -452,15 +456,15 @@ Draw a vertical rule into the graph and optionally add a legend =item B{B<1>|B<2>|B<3>}B<:>I[B<#>I[B<:>I]] Plot for the requested data, using the color specified. Write a legend -into the graph. The 3 possible keywords B, B, and B -generate increasingly wide lines. If no color is defined, -the drawing is done 'blind' this is useful in connection with the -B function when you want to ADD the values of two +into the graph. The 3 possible keywords B, B, and B +generate increasingly wide lines. If no color is defined, +the drawing is done 'blind' this is useful in connection with the +B function when you want to ADD the values of two data-sources without showing it in the graph. =item B:I[B<#>I[B<:>I]] -Does the same as B, but the area between 0 and +Does the same as B, but the area between 0 and the graph will be filled with the color specified. =item B:I[B<#>I[B<:>I]] @@ -470,9 +474,9 @@ B, B or B graph. Depending on the type of the previous graph, the B will be either a B or an B. This obviously implies that the first B must be preceded by an B or B -- you need something to stack something onto in -the first place ;) +the first place ;) -Note, that when you STACK onto *UNKNOWN* data, rrdtool will not draw +Note, that when you STACK onto *UNKNOWN* data, RRDtool will not draw any graphics ... *UNKNOWN* is not zero ... if you want it to be zero then you might want to use a CDEF argument with IF and UN functions to turn *UNKNOWN* into zero ... @@ -509,9 +513,9 @@ example showing how to use centered formating. Normally there are two space characters inserted between every two items printed into the graph. The space following a string can be suppressed by -putting a B<\g> at the end of the string. The B<\g> also squshes any space +putting a B<\g> at the end of the string. The B<\g> also ignores any space inside the string if it is at the very end of the string. This can be used -in connection with B<%s> to supress empty unit strings. +in connection with B<%s> to suppress empty unit strings. GPRINT:a:MAX:%lf%s\g @@ -521,11 +525,11 @@ before placing the next row of legends. =head1 NOTE on Return Values Whenever rrd_graph gets called, it prints a line telling the size of -the gif it has just created to STDOUT. This line looks like this: XSIZExYSIZE. +the image it has just created to stdout. This line looks like this: XSIZExYSIZE. =head1 EXAMPLE 1 - rrdtool graph demo.gif --title="Demo Graph" \ + rrdtool graph demo.png --title="Demo Graph" \ DEF:cel=demo.rrd:exhaust:AVERAGE \ "CDEF:far=cel,1.8,*,32,+"" \ LINE2:cel#00a000:"D. Celsius" \ @@ -538,7 +542,7 @@ I<*UNKNOWN*> values to 0. This technique is useful if you are aggregating interface data where the start dates of the data sets doesn't match. - rrdtool graph demo.gif --title="Demo Graph" \ + rrdtool graph demo.png --title="Demo Graph" \ DEF:idat1=interface1.rrd:ds0:AVERAGE \ DEF:idat2=interface2.rrd:ds0:AVERAGE \ DEF:odat1=interface1.rrd:ds1:AVERAGE \ @@ -547,15 +551,15 @@ doesn't match. CDEF:aggoutput=odat1,UN,0,odat1,IF,odat2,UN,0,odat2,IF,+,8,* \ AREA:agginput#00cc00:Input Aggregate \ LINE1:agginput#0000FF:Output Aggregate - -Assuming that idat1 has a data value of I<*UNKNOWN*>, the CDEF expression - idat1,UN,0,idat1,IF +Assuming that idat1 has a data value of I<*UNKNOWN*>, the CDEF expression + + idat1,UN,0,idat1,IF leaves us with a stack with contents of 1,0,NaN and the IF function will pop off the 3 values and replace them with 0. If idat1 had a real value like 7942099, then the stack would have 0,0,7942099 and the -real value would be the replacement. +real value would be the replacement. =head1 EXAMPLE 3 @@ -593,8 +597,8 @@ not least, overlay everything with eye-hurting red to signal any unknown data. Note that this example assumes that your data is in the positive half of the y-axis -otherwhise you would would have to add NEGINF in order to extend the coverage -of the rea to whole graph. +otherwise you would would have to add NEGINF in order to extend the coverage +of the area to whole graph. =head1 EXAMPLE 4 @@ -602,7 +606,7 @@ If the specialized function B exist for aberrant behavior detection, they can be used to generate the graph of a time series with confidence bands and failures. - rrdtool graph example.gif \ + rrdtool graph example.png \ DEF:obs=monitor.rrd:ifOutOctets:AVERAGE \ DEF:pred=monitor.rrd:ifOutOctets:HWPREDICT \ DEF:dev=monitor.rrd:ifOutOctets:DEVPREDICT \ @@ -653,7 +657,7 @@ be misleading. =head1 AUTHOR -Tobias Oetiker Eoetiker@ee.ethz.chE +Tobias Oetiker Etobi@oetiker.chE =head1 REFERENCES