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+#!/bin/bash
+#%# family=auto
+#%# capabilities=autoconf
+
+# Michael Grote
+# michael.grote ät posteo.de
+# Outputs the running, stopped and total counts of ProxMox LXCs.
+# needs to be run as user: root AND group: root
+# [kvm_vm_count]
+# user root
+# group root
+
+wpct=$(which pct)
+total=$($wpct list | sed 1d | wc -l)
+running=$($wpct list | sed 1d | grep running | wc -l)
+stopped=$($wpct list | sed 1d | grep stopped | wc -l)
+
+# wenn parameter = ...
+if [ "$1" = "autoconf" ]; then
+    echo yes
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
+    # setze label
+    echo total.label total
+    echo running.label running
+    echo stopped.label stopped
+    # setze optionen
+    echo 'graph_title Number of LXCs'
+    echo 'graph_vlabel Count'
+    echo 'graph_category virtualization'
+    echo 'graph_args -l 0'
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo total.value $total
+echo running.value $running
+echo stopped.value $stopped
+exit 0