added note: type names differ from entity names (#3746)

* added note: type names differ from entity names

* Minor changes
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ntalekt 2017-10-24 02:16:38 -07:00 committed by Fabian Affolter
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@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Configuration variables:
The table contains types and their argument to use in your `configuration.yaml` file.
| Type (`type:`) | Argument (`arg:`) |
| :------------------ |:-------------------------|
| :------------------ |:--------------------------|
| disk_use_percent | Path, eg. `/` |
| disk_use | Path, eg. `/` |
| disk_free | Path, eg. `/` |
@ -56,10 +56,18 @@ The table contains types and their argument to use in your `configuration.yaml`
| ipv4_address | Interface, eg. `eth0` |
| ipv6_address | Interface, eg. `eth0` |
| processor_use | |
| process | Binary, eg. `octave-cli` |
| process | Binary, e.g. `octave-cli` |
| last_boot | |
| since_last_boot | |
**Note**: Some `type:` names used in the `configuration.yaml` file differ from the entity names.
| Sensor type | Entity ID |
| :------------------ |:-------------------------|
| memory_free | sensor.ram_available |
| memory_use_percent | sensor.ram_used |
| processor_use | sensor.cpu_used |
## {% linkable_title Linux specific %}
To retrieve all available network interfaces on a Linux System, execute the `ifconfig` command.