A stronger command line parameter validation is being developed for all utilities (zabbix_get, zabbix_sender, zabbix_agent, zabbix_agentd, zabbix_proxy, zabbix_server). The validation assumes that:

• using the same option several times is an error.
• using parameters which are not option values is an error (the primary reason why ZBX-8391 was registered).
• using mutually exclusive options is an error.

Also man-pages are being revised and their formatting improved.

(1) Document zabbix_agentd option "-m" (multiple-agents). This option is enabled only on MS Windows.

andris Documented at

• https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.4/manual/concepts/agent#running_agent_for_microsoft_windows
• https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.4/manual/appendix/install/windows_agent

<dimir> CLOSED

Available in development branch svn://svn.zabbix.com/branches/dev/ZBX-8391 .
Please review together with ZBX-5166 - its solution is also included.

Successfully tested. Please review my changes in r48928, r48929.

andris Thanks! Changes reviewed and accepted.

Fixed in version pre-2.5.0 r49002.

(2) changelog entry does not follow the guidelines (does not start with a verb in past tense)

andris RESOLVED in svn://svn.zabbix.com/trunk r49070.

<richlv> thanks, CLOSED

(3) this changes the behaviour, so let's mention it in the upgrade notes

andris Documented at https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.0/manual/installation/upgrade_notes_300#daemon_changes

<richlv> i changed the first sentence a bit. regarding "Help and version messages displayed by command line programs now closer follow GNU recommendations" - we could either list some, or remove that sentence, otherwise it's a bit confusing

andris Removed that confusing sentence.

<richlv> excellent, thank you - CLOSED

(4) Previously, when using -c zabbix_sender option, hostname was taken from the specified config file. By using optional -s option, hostname value could be overriden.

Within this fix -s became non-optional:

zabbix_sender [-v] -c config-file -s host -k key -o value

that I believe should be changed back.

Also the override should probably be mentioned in the man page:
If -s is used together with -c, then this value overrides hostname taken from config file.

<dimir> Fixed in development branch svn://svn.zabbix.com/branches/dev/ZBX-8391.

RESOLVED

<sasha> Same problems we have with other options: -z, -I and -p

The usage also is incorrect. I think it should be like:

zabbix_sender [-v] -z server [-p port] [-I IP-address] -s host -k key -o value
zabbix_sender [-v] -z server [-p port] [-I IP-address] [-s host] [-T] [-r] -i input-file
zabbix_sender [-v] -c config-file [-z server] [-p port] [-I IP-address] [-s host] -k key -o value
zabbix_sender [-v] -c config-file [-z server] [-p port] [-I IP-address] [-s host] [-T] [-r] -i input-file
zabbix_sender -h
zabbix_sender -V

REOPENED

<dimir> RESOLVED in r52432

wiper CLOSED

(5) [D] The man page should be updated. I started editing it but then noticed it was generated. As I understood, by richlv. Would be nice if that could be also generated after this issue is tested.

<richlv> sender manpage has been regenerated and the date in it synced later -> RESOLVED

<dimir> Well done! CLOSED

(6) date in the manpage (see the first line) has not been updated

<dimir> RESOLVED in r52622

<richlv> neat, thanks - CLOSED

Support for -I, -z, -p options together with -c and -s option together with -i added back to zabbix_sender in pre-2.5.0 (trunk), r52624.

New style output for -V for java gateway will be done in (1) of ZBX-9824