---
name: "send_gearman"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "mod-gearman-tools"
version: "1.5.5-1+b8"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/send_gearman"
---

# send\_gearman(8)

Submit active and passive check results to a gearman job server

## NAME

send\_gearman - Submit active and passive check results to a gearman job server

## DESCRIPTION

usage:

send\_gearman \[ **--debug=**\<lvl\>                \]

- \[ **--help**\|-h

  \]

- \[ **--config=**\<configfile\>

  \]

- \[ **--server=**\<server\>

  \]

- \[ **--timeout**\|-t=\<timeout\>

  \]

- \[ **--delimiter**\|-d=\<delimiter\>

  \]

- \[ **--encryption=**\<yes\|no\>

  \]

- \[ **--key=**\<string\>

  \]

- \[ **--keyfile=**\<file\>

  \]

- \[ **--host=**\<hostname\>

  \]

- \[ **--service=**\<servicename\>

  \]

- \[ **--result\_queue=**\<queue\>

  \]

- \[ **--message**\|-m=\<pluginoutput\>

  \]

-

  \[ **--returncode**\|-r=\<returncode\> \]

### for sending active checks:

- \[ **--active**

  \]

- \[ **--starttime=**\<unixtime\>

  \]

- \[ **--finishtime=**\<unixtime\>

  \]

- \[ **--latency=**\<seconds\>

  \]

plugin output is read from stdin unless **--message** is used. Use this mode when plugin has multiple lines of plugin output.

Note: When using a delimiter (**-d**) you may also submit one result

-

  for each line. Service Checks: \<host\_name\>\[tab\]\<svc\_description\>\[tab\]\<return\_code\>\[tab\]\<plugin\_output\>\[newline\]

-

  Host Checks: \<host\_name\>\[tab\]\<return\_code\>\[tab\]\<plugin\_output\>\[newline\]

see README for a detailed explaination of all options.

## SEE ALSO

The Mod Gearman documentation is available in /usr/share/doc/mod-gearman/README.html