---
name: "rrdcollect.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "rrdcollect"
version: "0.2.10-2+b3"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rrdcollect.conf"
---

# rrdcollect.conf(5)

## NAME

rrdcollect.conf  --  RRDcollect configuration file.

## SYNOPSIS

**/etc/rrdcollect.conf**

## DESCRIPTION

The *rrdcollect.conf* file contains information where to look for data and to which database file put it.

### Variables

-

  ```
  # Configuration values:
  step = 60
  directory = /var/local/rrd
  loglevel = LOG_NOTICE
  ```

### Patterns

-

  ```
  # System statistics:
  file:///proc/stat
  "cpu %d %d %d %d"    stat.rrd:user,nice,system,idle
  "processes %u"       stat.rrd:processes
  "swap %u %u"         stat.rrd:swap_in,swap_out
  ```

-

  ```
  # System load: 1, 5 and 15 min. average
  file:///proc/loadavg
  "%f %f %f"           avg1.rrd:load,avg5.rrd:load,avg15.rrd:load
  ```

-

  ```
  # Memory usage:
  file:///proc/meminfo
  "Mem:  %*d %d %d %d %d %d"    memory.rrd:used,free,shared,buffers,cached
  "Swap: %*d %d %*d"            memory.rrd:swap_used
  ```

-

  ```
  # S.M.A.R.T. HDD temperature:
  file:///proc/ide/hda/smart_values
  7:"%*04x %*04x %02x%*02x"       temperature.rrd:hda
  ```

### Regular expressions

-

  ```
  # Using regular expressions:
  file:///proc/stat
  /cpu  (\d+) (\d+) (\d+) (\d+)/    stat.rrd:user,nice,system,idle
  ```

Please look into examples/ directory for working examples.

## FILES

**/etc/rrdcollect.conf**

## SEE ALSO

[*rrdcollect*(8)](/rrdcollect/8.md), [*rrdtool*(1)](/rrdtool/1.md), [*pcre*(3)](/pcre/3.md)

## AUTHOR

```
Dawid Kuroczko <qnex@knm.org.pl>
Artur R. Czechowski <arturcz@hell.pl>
```