sending two lines with check_tcp plugin

[Eli Stair]

How about a quickie bash/perl wrapper around netcat?

/eli

Angel L. Mateo wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 	I am trying to monitor one of my servers with check_tcp plugin. With
> this, I could send a string to the server (to the specified port) and
> analize the answer in order to get an OK, warning or critical message.
> 
> 	But the problem I have is that I need to send two lines to the server I
> want to check, not just one. I have tried to put:
> 
> 	check_tcp ... -s "first line\nthe second one" ...
> 
> 	but it sends it as is, without substituting \n for a line break. I have
> also tried with:
> 
> 	check_tcp ... -s "the first line" -s "the second one" ...
> 
> 	but it connects twice with the server.
> 
> 	Is there anyway to indicate the line break in the string I want to send
> to the server?
> 



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