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#!/usr/bin/perl -w
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#
#   $Id: loadavg.pl 965 2007-03-01 19:11:23Z nicolaw $
#   loadavg.pl - Example script bundled as part of RRD::Simple
#
#   Copyright 2005,2006 Nicola Worthington
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use strict;
use lib qw(../lib);
use RRD::Simple;

my $rrd = new RRD::Simple;
my $rrdfile = 'load.rrd';
my @avg = `uptime` =~ /([\d\.]+)[,\s]+([\d\.]+)[,\s]+([\d\.]+)\s*$/;

$rrd->create($rrdfile, map { ($_ => 'GAUGE') } qw(1min 5min 15min))
	unless -f $rrdfile;

$rrd->update($rrdfile,
		'1min' => $avg[0],
		'5min' => $avg[1],
		'15min' => $avg[2],
	);

$rrd->graph($rrdfile,
		sources => [ qw(1min 5min 15min) ], 
		source_colors => [ qw(ffbb00 cc0000 0000cc) ],
		source_drawtypes => [ qw(AREA LINE1 LINE1) ],
		vertical_label => 'Load'
	);