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+=head1 NAME
+
+types.db - Data-set specifications for the system statistics collection daemon
+B<collectd>
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ bitrate value:GAUGE:0:4294967295
+ counter value:COUNTER:U:U
+ if_octets rx:COUNTER:0:4294967295, tx:COUNTER:0:4294967295
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+The types.db file contains one line for each data-set specification. Each line
+consists of two fields delimited by spaces and/or horizontal tabs. The first
+field defines the name of the data-set, while the second field defines a list
+of data-source specifications, delimited by spaces and, optionally, a comma
+(",") right after each list-entry.
+
+The format of the data-source specification has been inspired by RRDtool's
+data-source specification. Each data-source is defined by a quadruple made up
+of the data-source name, type, minimal and maximal values, delimited by colons
+(":"): I<ds-name>:I<ds-type>:I<min>:I<max>. I<ds-type> may be either
+B<COUNTER> or B<GAUGE>. I<min> and I<max> define the range of valid values for
+data stored for this data-source. If B<U> is specified for either the min or
+max value, it will be set to unknown, meaning that no range checks will
+happen. See L<rrdcreate(1)> for more details.
+
+=head1 FILES
+
+The location of the types.db file is defined by the B<TypesDB> configuration
+option (see L<collectd.conf(5)>). If you want to specify custom data-sets, you
+should do so by using a custom file specified as an additional argument to the
+B<TypesDB> option.
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<collectd(1)>,
+L<collectd.conf(5)>,
+L<rrdcreate(1)>
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+B<collectd> has been written by Florian Forster
+E<lt>octoE<nbsp>atE<nbsp>verplant.orgE<gt>.
+
+This manpage has been written by Sebastian Harl
+E<lt>shE<nbsp>atE<nbsp>tokkee.orgE<gt>.
+
+=cut
+