---
name: "moodss"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "moodss"
version: "19.7-1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/moodss"
---

# moodss(1)

Modular Object Oriented SpreadSheet all-purpose monitoring application

## NAME

moodss - Modular Object Oriented SpreadSheet all-purpose monitoring application

## SYNOPSIS

**moodss** \[OPTION\]... \[MODULE\] \[OPTION\]... \[MODULE\]...

**moodss** -f FILE

## DESCRIPTION

Moodss is a graphical monitoring application. It is modular so that the code accessing the monitored objects is completely separate from the application core. The core takes care of managing modules (loading and unloading), displaying modules data through sortable tables and diverse graphical viewers, handling user set threshold conditions with email alerts, recording data cells history in a SQL database, browsing the database, ....\
 Numerous modules are shipped with moodss for system, network, database, ... monitoring. Any number of modules can be used concurrently, so that complex dashboards can be built.\
 Furthermore, the *moomps* daemon, moodss sister application, can be used for data history monitoring over time, using a database as storage mean.

This manual is very succinct and is to be used as a quick reminder for the user. Complete and detailed documentation can be found, for both the user and the module programmer, in the accompanying *moodss.htm*, *modules.htm*, *FAQ.htm*, *database.htm*, *formulas.htm* and *develop.htm* HTML documentations.

The following command line options must appear before any module name appears on the command line, so as not to interfere with the module specific options, which must be placed after each module name.

- **--debug**

  set verbose reporting when module errors occur

- **-f**, **--file**

  specify a configuration file name

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

  display some help text and exit

- **-geometry**

  set the initial geometry of the main window (a la X window)

- **-p**, **--poll-time**

  specify a poll time in seconds

- **-r**, **--read-only**

  disable viewer creation, editing, ...

- **-S**, **--static**

  disable internal window manager sizing and moving

- **--show-modules**

  discover valid moodss modules, show their directory location(s) and exit

- **--version**

  output version information and exit

## EXAMPLES

Please see the *moodss.htm* HTML documentation.

## KEYWORDS

modular monitoring system database network tcl object oriented spreadsheet moomps