cfetoolinfo(8)


NAME

   cfetoolinfo - Get information about a database

SYNOPSIS

   cfetool info name [--path-p directory name] [--daily-d] [--weekly-w]
   [--yearly-y] [--verbose-v] [--help-h]

DESCRIPTION

   Prints out some basic information about the specified database,
   including: the location of the database, the location of the histogram
   file (if there is one), the step interval, the database age, the time
   it was last updated, and the current overall average and variation.

OPTIONS

   --path-p directory name
       The directory in which to find the database folder. If this
       argument is not provided, the current working directory will be
       assumed.

   --daily-d
       Provide information about the daily averages database.

   --weekly-w
       Provide information about the weekly averages database.

   --yearly-y
       Provide information about the yearly averages database.

   --verbose-v
       Print details of the command's execution to the standard output
       stream.

   --help-h
       Prints a short help message and then exits.

EXAMPLE

     % cfetool info temperature --path /my/path

    Weekly average database:
    Database Location: /my/path/temperature/weekly.db
    Histogram file: /my/path/temperature/weekly.hist
    Step: 10 minutes
    Database Age: 0.000992 weeks (1 steps)
    Last update: Mon Sep 13 16:20:40 2004 (1095117640)
    Current average: 7.105000, Var: 38.280217

AUTHORS

   The code and documentation were contributed by Stanford Linear
   Accelerator Center, a department of Stanford University.  This
   documentation was written by

   Elizabeth Cassell <e_a_c@mailsnare.net> and
   Alf Wachsmann <alfw@slac.stanford.edu>

COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER

    Copyright 2004 Alf Wachsmann <alfw@slac.stanford.edu> and
                   Elizabeth Cassell <e_a_c@mailsnare.net>
    All rights reserved.





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