---
name: "smokeinfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "smokeping"
version: "2.9.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/smokeinfo"
---

# smokeinfo(1)

poll smokeping site for numeric information

## NAME

smokeinfo - poll smokeping site for numeric information

## SYNOPSIS

**smokeinfo** path/to/config.cfg \[*options*\]

```
  --start x                     rrd graph start time. (default now-24h)

  --end y                       rrd graph end time. (default now)
  --filter pattern              search pattern for node selection
  --mode plain (default)        how to use the pattern
                                - plain
                                - recursive
                                - regexp
  --separator ; (default)
  --format %le (default)
  --no-head                      do not print a header
  --man                          show man-page and exit
  -h, --help                     display this help and exit
  --version                      output version information and exit
```

## DESCRIPTION

SmokeInfo is a simple frontend to the Smokeping::Info module. It provides access to numeric data stored in the rrd files.

Note that --start and --end are passed directly to rrd graph. This means they work on the same syntax.

### Examples

Get all data all nodes

```
 smokeinfo etc/config
```

Only show nodes directly under /Customers

```
 smokeinfo --filter=/Customers/ etc/config
```

Show all nodes under /Customers

```
 smokeinfo --mode=recursive --filter=/Customers/ etc/config
```

Show all nodes with '\_wlan\_' in the name

```
 smokeinfo --mode=regexp --filter=_wlan_ etc/config
```

## SEE ALSO

[**smokeping**(1)](/smokeping/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2009 by OETIKER+PARTNER AG. All rights reserved.

## LICENSE

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

## AUTHOR

Tobi Oetiker \<tobi@oetiker.ch\>

## HISTORY

```
 2009-01-05 to Initial Version
```