From d80a7efb7c5383420e493f9f812b0075c8d09cca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Hesse Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 11:57:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc/netwatch-notify: hint on escaping, with example --- doc/netwatch-notify.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/netwatch-notify.md b/doc/netwatch-notify.md index 14efe0b..81e28b0 100644 --- a/doc/netwatch-notify.md +++ b/doc/netwatch-notify.md @@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ The hosts to be checked have to be added to netwatch with specific comment: It is possible to run an up hook command (`up-hook`) or down hook command (`down-hook`) when a notification is triggered. This has to be added in -comment: +comment, note that some characters need extra escaping: - / tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=poe-device, down-hook=/ interface ethernet poe power-cycle en21;" host=10.0.0.20; + / tool netwatch add comment=("notify, hostname=device, down-hook=/ interface ethernet \\{ disable \\\"en2\\\"; enable \\\"en2\\\"; \\}") host=10.0.0.20; Also there is a `pre-down-hook` that fires at two thirds of failed checks required for the notification. The idea is to fix the issue before a