NAME

       pmlogpaste - paste text into a metric in a PCP archive

SYNOPSIS

       pmlogpaste [-?]  [-f file] [-h hostname] [-l label] [-m metric] [-o outfile] [-t timezone]

DESCRIPTION

       pmlogpaste takes input text from a file or the command line, and writes it as a metric value in a new PCP
       archive.  This metric value is timestamped with the current time, and is stored as a string type metric.

       The main purpose of this tool is to take captured output and  preserve  this  in  a  PCP  archive.   This
       allows,  for  example, the output of a benchmark run to be stored along with performance metrics captured
       during that run, in a single archive.  Archives can be merged using the pmlogextract(1) utility.

       pmlogpaste uses the LOGIMPORT(3) library interfaces internally, which support the  creation  of  archives
       from external sources of performance data.

OPTIONS

       The available command line options are:

       -f file, --file=file
            File with input text to be archived, or ``-'' for standard input.

       -h hostname, --hostname=hostname
            Source  host  name  for  the archive.  The default value is the local host name, or ``localhost'' if
            that cannot be obtained.

       -l label, --label=label
            Add context labels to the generated archive.  This option can be presented multiple times to produce
            multiple labels in the archive.  The label should be in the form name:value.

       -m metric, --metric=metric
            Metric name for the archive.  The default metric name is paste.value.

       -o outfile, --outfile=outfile
            Archive output file.  The default archive name is paste.

       -t timezone, --timezone=timezone
            Source timezone for the archive archive.  The default value is the local timezone.

       -?, --help
            Display usage message and exit.

PCP ENVIRONMENT

       Environment  variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to parameterize the file and directory names used by
       PCP.  On each installation, the file /etc/pcp.conf contains the local values for  these  variables.   The
       $PCP_CONF variable may be used to specify an alternative configuration file, as described in pcp.conf(5).

SEE ALSO

       PCPIntro(1), pmcd(1), pmlogextract(1) and LOGIMPORT(3).