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diff --git a/web/input/doc/extra-opts.md b/web/input/doc/extra-opts.md index 542c199..91a205b 100644 --- a/web/input/doc/extra-opts.md +++ b/web/input/doc/extra-opts.md | |||
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ parent: Documentation | |||
4 | 4 | ||
5 | # Extra-Opts | 5 | # Extra-Opts |
6 | 6 | ||
7 | Starting with the 1.4.12 release, Nagios C plugins support reading | 7 | Starting with the 1.4.12 release, most Nagios Plugins (those written in C) |
8 | configuration options from a configuration file. This needs to be enabled at | 8 | support reading options from a configuration file. This needs to be enabled |
9 | compile-time for now (`--enable-extra-opts`) and will be enabled by default in | 9 | at compile-time for now (`--enable-extra-opts`) and will be enabled by default |
10 | the future. Perl plugins using the Nagios::Plugin module have this support | 10 | in the future. Perl plugins using the [Nagios::Plugin][module] module have |
11 | since version 0.16. | 11 | this support since version 0.16. |
12 | 12 | ||
13 | You can easily know if a plugin supports *extra-opts* by checking the `--help` | 13 | You can easily know if a plugin supports *extra-opts* by checking the `--help` |
14 | output for the `--extra-opts` option. Once compiled in, the `--extra-opts` | 14 | output for the `--extra-opts` option. Once compiled in, the `--extra-opts` |
@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ The initial use case for this functionality is for hiding passwords, so you do | |||
69 | not have to define sensitive credentials in the Nagios configuration and these | 69 | not have to define sensitive credentials in the Nagios configuration and these |
70 | options won't appear in the command line. | 70 | options won't appear in the command line. |
71 | 71 | ||
72 | [module]: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Nagios-Plugin/ "Nagios::Plugin" | ||
73 | |||
72 | <!--% # vim:set filetype=markdown textwidth=78 joinspaces: # %--> | 74 | <!--% # vim:set filetype=markdown textwidth=78 joinspaces: # %--> |