---
name: "check_multi"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nagios-plugin-check-multi"
version: "0.26-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/check_multi"
---

# check\_multi(8)

nagios plugin to combine multiple service checks in one run

## NAME

check\_multi - nagios plugin to combine multiple service checks in one run

## DESCRIPTION

Usage: check\_multi **-f** \<config file\> \[-n name\] \[-t timeout\] \[-T TIMEOUT\]

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  \[-r level\] \[-l libexec\_path\] \[-s option=value\]

check\_multi \[-h \| **--help\]** \[-hh extended help\] \[-hhh complete help\] check\_multi \[-v \| **--verbose\]** check\_multi \[-V \| **--version\]**

\[ more infos on http://my-plugin.de/check\_multi \]

Common options: **-f**, **--filename**

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  config file which contains commands to be executed multiple files can be specified serially if filename is a directory, all '.cmd' files will be taken (file format follows nrpe style: command\[tag\]=plugin command line)

**-n**, **--name**

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  multi plugin name (shown in output), default:

**-r**, **--report** \<level\>

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  specify level of details in output (level is binary coded, just sum up all options) default:13 see more details with extended help option **-hh**

**-s**, **--set** \<option\>=\<value\>

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  \<KEY\>=\<VALUE\> - set multi variable $\<KEY\>$ to \<VALUE\> see more details with complete help option **-hhh**

**-t**, **--timeout**

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  timeout for one command, default:11

**-T**, **--TIMEOUT**

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  TIMEOUT for all commands, default:60

**-l**, **--libexec**

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  path to plugins, default:/usr/lib/nagios/plugins

**-h**, **--help**

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  print detailed help screen (extended help with **-hh**, complete help with **-hhh**)

**-v**, **--verbose**

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  prints debug output (multiple **-v** extend debug level)

**-V**, **--version**

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  print version information

Extended command line - command file options also available on command line: **-x**, **--execute** "command \[ tag \] = check\_xyz" **-i**, **--instant** "tag" **-y**, **--inventory** **-w**, **--warning**  \<expression\> **-c**, **--critical** \<expression\> **-u**, **--unknown**  \<expression\> **-o**, **--ok**       \<expression\>