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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 208ffef..e6c580a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ arguments can be used to select which devices to report on. The format for both is a comma-separated list of device names (e.g., `--diskstats-include=sda,sdb`). If an include list is provided, only those devices explicitly listed are included. Otherwise, all devices -not mentioned on the exclude list are included. +not mentioned on the exclude list are included. If the given value +ends in `*`, it matches any string that begins with the part before +the `*`; otherwise, the match must be exact. ### `filesystem` @@ -178,7 +180,9 @@ filesystem passes all three tests, it is included in the metrics. For each category, if an include list is specified, only the explicitly listed values are accepted -- this overrides even the `/` prefix test for devices. If an include list is not set, all values not on the -exclusion list are accepted. +exclusion list are accepted. If the given value ends in `*`, it +matches any string that begins with the part before the `*`; +otherwise, the match must be exact. The data is derived from scanning `/proc/mounts` and calling `statvfs(2)` on all lines that pass the inclusion checks. @@ -254,7 +258,9 @@ the loopback interface (`lo`). The `--network-include=` and list of interface names to explicitly include and exclude, respectively. If an include list is set, only those interfaces are included. Otherwise, all interfaces *not* mentioned in the exclude -list are included. +list are included. If the given value ends in `*`, it matches any +string that begins with the part before the `*`; otherwise, the match +must be exact. ### `textfile` |