tldr/pages/linux/collectd.md

collectd

System statistics collection daemon. Homepage: https://collectd.org/.

• Show usage help, including the program version:

collectd -h

• Test the configuration file and then exit:

collectd -t

• Test plugin data collection functionality and then exit:

collectd -T

• Start collectd:

collectd

• Specify a custom configuration file location:

collectd -C {{path/to/file}}

• Specify a custom PID file location:

collectd -P {{path/to/file}}

• Don't fork into the background:

collectd -f