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@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
                <li><a href="#filename"><em>filename</em></a></li>
                <li><a href="#__start__b_start_time__default__now___10s_"><strong>-start</strong>|<strong>-b</strong> <em>start time</em> (default: now - 10s)</a></li>
                <li><a href="#__step__s_step__default__300_seconds_"><strong>-step</strong>|<strong>-s</strong> <em>step</em> (default: 300 seconds)</a></li>
+               <li><a href="#__no_overwrite"><strong>-no-overwrite</strong></a></li>
                <li><a href="#ds_ds_name_dst_dst_arguments"><strong>DS:</strong><em>ds-name</em><strong>:</strong><em>DST</em><strong>:</strong><em>dst arguments</em></a></li>
                <li><a href="#rra_cf_cf_arguments"><strong>RRA:</strong><em>CF</em><strong>:</strong><em>cf arguments</em></a></li>
        </ul>
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
 <p><strong>rrdtool</strong> <strong>create</strong> <em>filename</em>
 [<strong>--start</strong>|<strong>-b</strong>&nbsp;<em>start&nbsp;time</em>]
 [<strong>--step</strong>|<strong>-s</strong>&nbsp;<em>step</em>]
+[<strong>--no-overwrite</strong>]
 [<strong>DS:</strong><em>ds-name</em><strong>:</strong><em>DST</em><strong>:</strong><em>dst&nbsp;arguments</em>]
 [<strong>RRA:</strong><em>CF</em><strong>:</strong><em>cf&nbsp;arguments</em>]</p>
 <p>
@@ -85,6 +87,10 @@ any data timed before or at the time specified.</p>
 into the <strong>RRD</strong>.</p>
 <p>
 </p>
+<h2><a name="__no_overwrite"><strong>--no-overwrite</strong></a></h2>
+<p>Do not clobber an existing file of the same name.</p>
+<p>
+</p>
 <h2><a name="ds_ds_name_dst_dst_arguments"><strong>DS:</strong><em>ds-name</em><strong>:</strong><em>DST</em><strong>:</strong><em>dst arguments</em></a></h2>
 <p>A single <strong>RRD</strong> can accept input from several data sources (<strong>DS</strong>),
 for example incoming and outgoing traffic on a specific communication
@@ -406,7 +412,7 @@ an average rate for that PDP. If the total &quot;unknown&quot; time accounts for
 more than <strong>half</strong> the &quot;step&quot;, the entire PDP is marked
 as &quot;unknown&quot;. This means that a mixture of known and &quot;unknown&quot; sample
 times in a single PDP &quot;step&quot; may or may not add up to enough &quot;known&quot;
-time to warrent for a known PDP.</p>
+time to warrant a known PDP.</p>
 <p>The &quot;heartbeat&quot; can be short (unusual) or long (typical) relative to
 the &quot;step&quot; interval between PDPs. A short &quot;heartbeat&quot; means you
 require multiple samples per PDP, and if you don't get them mark the
@@ -472,7 +478,7 @@ together with the time.</p>
 
 <dd>
 <p>Assume you have a method to count the number of messages transported by
-your mailserver in a certain amount of time, giving you data like '5
+your mail server in a certain amount of time, giving you data like '5
 messages in the last 65 seconds'. If you look at the count of 5 like an
 <strong>ABSOLUTE</strong> data type you can simply update the RRD with the number 5 and the
 end time of your monitoring period. RRDtool will then record the number of