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check_pattern

Current Version
1
Last Release Date
2013-10-21
Compatible With
  • Nagios 3.x
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License
GPL
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FileDescription
check_pattern.pycheck file for pattern
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Check file for pattern
Written in Python 2.6
check_pattern is used to scan the lines of a file for expressions used in python.
It allow to schedule check on several time and send matched result to file or mail to recipient

Usage: check_pattern.py [options]

Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-p, --showpattern show pattern help
-n NAME, --name=NAME name your search (Ex: errors, monster... one at time)
-f FILE, --file=FILE file location
-s TIMES, --schedule=TIMES
STARTTIME-ENDTIME (Ex: 07:00-17:45,19:00-20:00)
default: 00:00-23:59
-o OFFDAY, --off=OFFDAY
exclude days (Ex: Sunday,Saturday)
default: None
-e ERRORS, --error=ERRORS
error patterns to search (Ex: "error|caused by" OR
"^server" OR etc.)
-i, --ignorecase ignore case sensitive
-q, --quite do not print matched search
--line=LINE number of last lines to check. Default: entire file
--outfile=OUTFILE output result to FILE
--mailto=OUTMAIL send result to RECIPIENT (use "mail" command)
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--line= number of last lines to check. Default: entire file

For this function to work and have the script check the last lines of the file instead of the first lines of the file.

Replace:
for i in reversed(range(0, opts.line)):#search for pattern

With:
for i in reversed(range((len(out)-int(opts.line)), len(out))):#search for pattern