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diff --git a/nagios-exists.1 b/nagios-exists.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9411cb6 --- /dev/null +++ b/nagios-exists.1 @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +.TH NAGIOS-EXISTS 1 "Nagios Exists" "Nagscripts" +.SH NAME +.B nex, nagios-exists +\- Return an exit status based on whether a host or host/service pair exists in +Nagios, checked via a MK Livestatus socket. +.SH USAGE +.B nagios-exists +-h +.br +.B nagios-exists +.I HOSTNAME[/SERVICE] +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B nex +webhost +.br +.B nex +webhost/HTTP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B nagios-exists +will query a Nagios installation via a MK Livestatus socket to determine +whether a host or a host/service combination exists. If it exists, it exits +with 0; otherwise it exits with 1. Under normal circumstances, it produces no +output; it's intended to be used in scripts. +.P +The path to the socket defaults to /usr/local/nagios/var/rw/live. It can be +overriden by setting MK_LIVESTATUS_SOCKET in the script's environment. +.SH AUTHOR +Tom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz> +.PP |