From f4d16ae70d7920a4f2510f9cf1cf07f2e72ed698 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Nelson Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 11:41:46 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update win_perf_counters README --- plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/README.md | 20 +++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/README.md b/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/README.md index 422ef6a31..dd5dede4d 100644 --- a/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/README.md +++ b/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/README.md @@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ Example: #### UseWildcardsExpansion -If `UseWildcardsExpansion` is set to true, wildcards can be used in instance name and counter name -. -Partial wildcard (e.g. `chrome*`) is supported only in instance name on Windows Vista and newer. +If `UseWildcardsExpansion` is set to true, wildcards can be used in the +instance name and the counter name. When using localized Windows, counters +will be also be localized. Instance indexes will also be returned in the +instance name. -On localized Windows, returned counters will be also localized. +Partial wildcards (e.g. `chrome*`) are supported only in the instance name on Windows Vista and newer. -It also returns instance indexes in instance names. - -If set to `false`, wildcards (not partial) in instance names can still be used, but instance indexes will not be returned in instance names. +If disabled, wildcards (not partial) in instance names can still be used, but +instance indexes will not be returned in the instance names. Example: `UseWildcardsExpansion=true` @@ -116,8 +116,10 @@ Counters key (this is an array) is the counters of the ObjectName you would like returned, it can also be one or more values. Example: `Counters = ["% Idle Time", "% Disk Read Time", "% Disk Write Time"]` -This must be specified for every counter you want the results of, or use `["*"]` for all the counters for object, -if the `UseWildcardsExpansion` param is set to `true` + +This must be specified for every counter you want the results of, or use +`["*"]` for all the counters for object, if the `UseWildcardsExpansion` param +is set to `true` #### Measurement *Optional*