Add --symlinks arg as a shorter way of saying --action=rebuild_symlinks

diff --git a/check_postgres.pl b/check_postgres.pl
index efacda2026c4bf28c40c998c4ba6c5185bb85603..3ead325dfdc2f48074dbc4dc0a3dca54fb29ec79 100755 (executable)
--- a/check_postgres.pl
+++ b/check_postgres.pl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ $Data::Dumper::Varname = 'POSTGRES';
 $Data::Dumper::Indent = 2;
 $Data::Dumper::Useqq = 1;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.6.0';
+our $VERSION = '1.6.1';
 
 use vars qw/ %opt $PSQL $res $COM $SQL $db /;
 
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ die $USAGE unless
                           'showtime=i',
                           'timeout|t=i',
                           'test',
+                          'symlinks',
 
                           'action=s',
                           'warning=s',
@@ -214,15 +215,12 @@ Other options:
   -v, --verbose      verbosity level; can be used more than once to increase the level
   -h, --help         display this help information
   -t X, --timeout=X  how long in seconds before we timeout. Defaults to 10 seconds.
+  --symlinks         create named symlinks to the main program for each action
 
 Actions:
 Which test is determined by the --action option, or by the name of the program
 $action_usage
 
-Special actions:
- rebuild_symlinks       - Make named symlinks to the main program for each action
- rebuild_symlinks_force - Same as above, but removes existing symlinks first.
-
 For a complete list of options and full documentation, please view the POD for this file.
 Two ways to do this is to run:
 pod2text $ME | less
@@ -234,6 +232,8 @@ Or simply visit: http://bucardo.org/check_postgres/
        exit;
 }
 
+build_symlinks() if $opt{symlinks};
+
 $action =~ /\w/ or die $USAGE;
 
 ## Be nice and figure out what they meant
@@ -2578,12 +2578,12 @@ check_postgres.pl - Postgres monitoring script for Nagios
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This documents describes B<check_postgres.pl> version 1.6.0
+This documents describes B<check_postgres.pl> version 1.6.1
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
   ## Create all symlinks
-  check_postgres.pl --action=build_symlinks
+  check_postgres.pl --symlinks
 
   ## Check connection to Postgres database 'pluto':
   check_postgres.pl --action=connection --db=pluto
@@ -2759,12 +2759,12 @@ or use a program named:
   check_postgres_timesync
 
 All the symlinks are created for you in the current directory 
-if use the action "build_symlinks":
+if use the option --symlinks
 
-  perl check_postgres.pl --action="build_symlinks"
+  perl check_postgres.pl --symlinks
 
 If the file name already exists, it will not be overwritten. If the file exists 
-and is a symlink, you can force it to overwrite by using "build_symlinks_force"
+and is a symlink, you can force it to overwrite by using "--action=build_symlinks_force"
 
 Most actions take a B<--warning> and an B<--critical> option, indicating at what 
 point we change from OK to WARNING, and what point we go to CRITICAL. Note that 
@@ -3174,7 +3174,8 @@ This action requires no other arguments, and does not connect to any databases,
 but simply creates symlinks in the current directory for each action, in the form 
 B<check_postgres_E<lt>action_nameE<gt>>.
  If the file already exists, it will not be overwritten. If the action is rebuild_symlinks_force, 
-then symlinks will be overwritten.
+then symlinks will be overwritten. The option --symlinks is a shorter way of saying 
+--action=rebuild_symlinks
 
 =item B<settings_checksum> (symlink: C<check_postgres_settings_checksum>)
 
@@ -3407,6 +3408,10 @@ Items not specifically attributed are by Greg Sabino Mullane.
 
 =item B<Version 1.6.0> (May 11, 2008)
 
+Add --symlinks arg as a shortcut to --action=rebuild_symlinks
+
+=item B<Version 1.6.0> (May 11, 2008)
+
 Add the custom_query action.
 
 =item B<Version 1.5.2> (May 2, 2008)