---
name: "xymond_capture"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "xymon"
version: "4.3.30-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xymond_capture"
---

# xymond\_capture(8)

catch selected messages from a xymond channel

## NAME

xymond\_capture - catch selected messages from a xymond channel

## SYNOPSIS

**xymond\_channel --channel=status xymond\_capture \[options\]**

## DESCRIPTION

xymond\_capture is a worker module for xymond, and as such it is normally run via the *[xymond\_channel(8)](/xymond_channel/8.md)* program. It receives messages from xymond via stdin and filters them to select messages based on the hostname, testname or color of the status. By default the resulting messages are printed on stdout, but they can also be fed into a command for further processing.

xymond\_capture supports the **status**, **data**, **client** and  **hostdata** channels.

## OPTIONS

- \--hosts=PATTERN

  Select messages only from hosts matching PATTERN (regular expression).

- \--exhosts=PATTERN

  Exclude messages from hosts matching PATTERN. If used with the --hosts option,  then the hostname must match the --hosts pattern, but NOT the --exhosts pattern.

- \--tests=PATTERN

  Select messages only from tests matching PATTERN (regular expression).

- \--extests=PATTERN

  Exclude messages from tests matching PATTERN. If used with the --tests option,  then the testname must match the --tests pattern, but NOT the --extests pattern.

- \--colors=COLOR\[,color\]

  Select messages based on the color of the status message. Multiple colors can be  listed, separated by comma. Default: Accept all colors.

- \--batch-command=COMMAND

  Instead of printing the messages to stdout, feed them to COMMAND on stdin. COMMAND can be any command which accepts the mssage on standard input.

- \--batch-timeout=SECONDS

  Collect messages until no messages have arrived in SECONDS seconds, before sending them to the --batch-command COMMAND.

- \--client

  Capture data from the "client" channel instead of the default "status" channel.

- \--debug

  Enable debugging output.

## SEE ALSO

[xymond\_channel(8)](/xymond_channel/8.md), [xymond(8)](/xymond/8.md), [xymon(7)](/xymon/7.md)