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authornicolargo <nicolas@nicolargo.com>2024-04-05 19:39:12 +0200
committernicolargo <nicolas@nicolargo.com>2024-04-05 19:39:12 +0200
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Add optino to set export process filter from the command lineissue794
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@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ Export process
Glances version 4 introduces a new feature to export specifics processes. In order to use this
feature, you need to use the export option in the processlist section of the Glances configuration
-file.
+file or the --export-process-filter option in the command line.
The export option is one of the following:
- a comma separated list of process names or regular expressions
-- a single filter (see above)
+- a single Glances filter (see above)
Example number one, export all processes with the name 'python':
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ Example number one, export all processes with the name 'python':
[processlist]
export=.*python.*
+Note: or the --export-process-filter ".*python.*" option in the command line.
+
Example number two, export all processes with the name 'python' or 'bash':
.. code-block:: ini
@@ -226,6 +228,8 @@ Example number two, export all processes with the name 'python' or 'bash':
[processlist]
export=.*python.*,.*bash.*
+Note: or the --export-process-filter ".*python.*,.*bash.*" option in the command line.
+
Example number three, export all processes belong to the user 'nicolargo':
.. code-block:: ini
@@ -233,6 +237,8 @@ Example number three, export all processes belong to the user 'nicolargo':
[processlist]
export=username:nicolargo
+Note: or the --export-process-filter "username:nicolargo" option in the command line.
+
The output of the export use the PID as the key (for example if you want to export firefox process
to a CSV file):
@@ -243,6 +249,8 @@ Configuration file (glances.conf):
[processlist]
export=.*firefox.*
+Note: or the --export-process-filter ".*firefox.*" option in the command line.
+
Command line example:
.. code-block:: bash