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 # Procstat Input Plugin
 
 The procstat plugin can be used to monitor the system resource usage of one or more processes.
+The procstat_lookup metric displays the query information, 
+specifically the number of PIDs returned on a search
 
 Processes can be selected for monitoring using one of several methods:
 - pidfile