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=head1 NAME
types.db - Data-set specifications for the system statistics collection daemon
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
+B<ABSOLUTE>, B<COUNTER>, B<DERIVE>, 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.
+option (see L<collectd.conf(5)>). It defaults to collectd's shared data
+directory, i.E<nbsp>e. F<I<prefix>/share/collectd/>.
+
+=head1 CUSTOM TYPES
+
+If you want to specify custom types, you should do so by specifying a custom
+file in addition to the default one (see L<FILES>) above. You can do that by
+having multiple B<TypesDB> statements in your configuration file or by
+specifying more than one file in one line.
+
+For example:
+
+ TypesDB "/opt/collectd/share/collectd/types.db"
+ TypesDB "/opt/collectd/etc/types.db.custom"
+
+B<Note>: Make sure to make this file available on all systems if you're
+sending values over the network.
=head1 SEE ALSO